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Q&A
OB SPORTS GOLF & LEISURE
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WINTER 2014
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a player or coach that helps you
run a professional golf tourna-
ment? Absolutely. Growing up in
the game of golf and competing
since I was 10, I learned all the
values the game teaches golfers,
such as patience and responsibility.
You're solely responsible for what
you shoot and how you conduct
yourself. Those values and lessons
have served me well in everything
I do.
What is your fondest memory
from your college playing days?
Winning the conference champi-
onship as a teenage sophomore at
the University of Washington. In
those days, we had to stand up to
powerhouses like Arizona, which
had Jim Furyk as its fifth player.
How did you first become in-
volved in the game of golf? My
dad was head golf professional at
Edgewood in Lake Tahoe, so I was
hooked early. In the summer, he'd
get me up at 4:30 a.m. and take me
with him to work. I could get in 36
holes before 9 a.m. I just loved to
play and loved to compete.
How much golf do you get to
play these days and what is the
current state of your game? With
this job, I have access to Riviera and
play a lot of client golf. But I've also
been playing some bigger amateur
events and I turned in a score for the
first time recently in 12 years. I've
challenged myself to get my game
back into shape and I think it's as
good now as it has been in 15 years.
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
O.D. Vincent was honored last year with
an induction into the 2014 Golf Coach
Association of America's Hall of Fame.
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