Possible Clues:

• Plaints from pups
• Chihuahua barks
• Golfer’s case of the nerves
• A golfer hopes to not get the ____ before taking a shot
• Nervous tension on the putting green?
• Athlete's woe (with "the")
• Golfer's putting jitters, with 'the'
• Golfer's putting jitters, with "the"
• Nervousness resulting in a missed putt
• Pups' plaints