Nick Watney: A Small Town Kid Turned Up and Coming PGA Tour Star

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: May 31, 2010

commentComment        

I’ve been around the game of golf since I was eight years old. But until this past Saturday, I had only walked a full 18 holes as a spectator once. It was with my late grandfather, who took me out to a tournament when I was probably 11 years old.

Looking back on it, he probably wanted to teach me about respecting the game, and how the players carried themselves on the course, as well as how they interacted with the fans.

Needless to say, I’ve watched countless tournaments on television. I've seen everyone from Tiger Woods to Phil Mickelson, David Duval to Fred Couples, and every player in between win golf tournaments.

But the one thing I didn’t know was how they carried themselves on the golf course.

Sure, you can watch them for all 18 holes on CBS Sports. But do you really know how they carry themselves when the cameras aren’t on them? Do you know how they react as they’re walking down the fairway to play their second shot, or while walking up to the green?

How do they interact with the fans? Do they acknowledge them at all? And do they toss golf balls to young kids who are watching them, wide-eyed, like they’re bigger than life?

At that age, they probably are.

As I came out to the Crowne Plaza Invitational here in Fort Worth, Texas, I wanted to follow around one golfer. He’s a former collegiate standout from Fresno State.

Nick Watney.

I’ve been watching his career since he was a sophomore at Fresno State, and I’ve seen the accolades he racked up during his time as a Bulldog.

Watney earned ten victories, was a three-time All-American, the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, and had countless top ten finishes.

He was as decorated as any golfer that Fresno State has ever seen. I knew he was going to be someone to watch once he finally turned professional.

He di...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!