Self-paced tasks, like putting in golf, are executed under interacting task, environmental, and individual constraints. However, contextual constraints such as previous performance and score are often absent in research investigating these tasks. Thirteen tour professional golfers were interviewed about their experiences of adapting to constraints when putting in competitive golf. We adopted a deductive theory driven reflexive thematic analysis based on previous work on contextual constraints in self-paced sporting tasks. We generated 18 sub-themes, which were categorised into four themes of task (e.g., pace control and proximity to hole), individual (e.g., pressure and self-expectations), environmental (e.g., green difficulty and weather conditions), and contextual constraints (e.g., consequences and performance). Findings give practitioners a unique insight into what professional golfers experience in competition, and we offer practical suggestions on how to best support golfers in performance environments.