OB SPORTS GOLF & LEISURE
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FALL 2015
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Q&A
RULE YOURSELF.
I WILL.
YOU ARE
THE SUM
OF ALL YOUR
TRAINING.
JORDAN SPIETH
MAJOR CHAMPION
we seemed – but in reality, we had
just met that day!
What is the most challenging
part of being on the LPGA Tour?
The pressure to perform when you
need to perform. You put in all that
time, with the faith that it will pay
off. So it's really hard when it
doesn't pay off, and harder to have
to push through and keep trying
anyway.
When did you first work at Golf
Channel? Back in 2013, I was asked
to work on the Morning Drive show
covering the U.S. Women's Open,
which I didn't qualify for that year. I
remember sitting on the plane ride
there thinking, "What am I doing?"
I thought it would be hard to com-
mentate on an event when I should
be playing. But that week was so en-
joyable – I was genuinely surprised
at how easy it was to step back and
be objective about the game.
When did your post at Golf
Channel become more long-term?
It was almost coincidental that Golf
Channel reached out to me in 2014
right when I had back surgery – it
gave me something to do as I was
recovering. I ended up with a full
schedule with Golf Channel that
year, and it just couldn't have
worked out better. It gave me a
new outlet and a potential new
career, and I was learning new skills
rather than just sitting and doing
rehab exercises.
What was the learning curve
like when you first started work-
ing at Golf Channel? The interac-
tion with co-hosts came very
naturally and was a lot of fun. The
part that was the most work initially
was learning the background of all
of the PGA Tour players. I knew
LPGA players and courses, but
learning the PGA Tour was a big
technical challenge. And then just
the delivery that is necessary with
live TV. I soon learned that I had to
show up to work well-prepared and
well-researched, and I had to figure
out quickly how to gather my
thoughts in a concise, efficient way.
