| Tell us Will, were you born in
South Carolina? Yes I was
born in Columbia. My Dad played golf
at Furman, my Mom went to Wofford, and
my brother goes to USC (South
Carolina). There is a little tension
in the household because I am a
Clemson fan so my brother and I do a
little battle from time to time.
Tell us about picking up a
golf club for the first
time. As I said my Dad
played golf at Furman so he took me
out to the course for the first time
when I was little. I had this little
plastic club when I was three or
four. What other sports have
you played? I played just
about everything, baseball,
basketball, golf, football. Just
stopped playing football last year and
I did not play anything this year
except golf. And as soon as I did
that, my golf game got worse. Funny
how that works. Yes it is.
Take us through the state of your golf
game right now in the four areas,
driving, iron play, short game and
putting. When I am struggling
what usually keeps me in the round are
my iron play and shortgame. My driver
is the most likely to get me in
trouble. Today I was not putting well
and that hurt me. A good
putting round for you is? 28
or 29 putts along with 13, 14
greens. Today the wind came
up, was that a factor in missing
fairways? No, I’m a pretty
good wind player. I have a medium ball
flight but I can hit it low when I
want too. Today I lost my confidence
in my swing so the wind hurt me more
than usual. Tell us about a
typical week as it relates to your
golf game. My preparation
for summer starts soon. For the next
three weeks I will practice three or
four hours a day. Our club is closed
on Monday so that’s my day off. I try
to do something away from golf like
swim. Did you swim as a
kid? Yes I did. Oh, that’s a
sport I left out. .Is your
practice the normal type of plan with
so much time on the range, so much on
the putting green? I’m more
about what needs more work. When I get
home I will head straight for the
putting green. Do you have
an instructor? Yes, Todd
Anderson at Sea Island. I see him once
a month. I also have a hitting bay in
my house with three camera angles so
when I’m not hitting it well I can do
some work myself. Wesley Bryan has a
neat set up with two chipping greens,
a place to hit wedges up to 150 yards
and a driving area that is about as
wide as a road. That is why he never
misses a fairway. So Will,
why golf? It’s kinda of
being on your own. What’s
your best competitive round?
65. I’ve done that a
couple of times. Once when I was a kid
we played the “cone” tees and I shot
60 but recently 65. When
you are not playing golf what are you
doing? Right now catching up
on schoolwork. Other than that hanging
out with friends. If you
had one more tournament you could win
what would it be? The U.S.
Junior. Or the South Carolina Men’s
Amateur or the Rolex. Is
there a junior player you admire for
their talent? Yes, Morgan
Hoffman. I played with him a couple
of times and I knew he was clearly
better than me. And Wesley Bryan has
the best short game I have ever seen.
What subjects in school do
your like? History is
probably my favorite. I have a great
history teacher and that helps.
Well that will do it.
Thanks for sitting with us.
Thank you. I appreciated it. |
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