*Long post alert*
3 years ago I wrote this note (last picture) in my phone with tears in my eyes on a flight from Nebraska. I had just missed getting through 1st stage Q school and I knew exactly what that meant for me and the path my life was going to take. That was my one shot at getting a visa through Q school. And the consequences for not getting through was either get an office job or leave the country. At that point, my golf career was starting to look more like a childish fantasy than a goal.
Play golf? Forget that, I couldn’t even stay in the US with my family. And I could barely afford to pay for a single entry fee.
I didn’t know what to do. I locked myself in my room for two weeks, intimidated by my future.
The next couple of years I experienced more heartbreaks and setbacks, and felt like people were just dismissing me as some kid with a pipe dream. I dont blame em, I had nothing to prove for myself. But I could not shake this stupid feeling that I was good enough and I just needed a chance.
After desperately searching for options to continue to stay legally in the US, I gave in. I thought maybe theres no solution to this problem because I was meant to go through this. And so... I jumped from the nest. Hoping I would make something happen before I hit the floor.
As a kid, people called me crazy for interpreting the word “everyday” to a literal extreme and practicing non stop. I took pride in being labeled that. But for the first time, I was the one telling myself... Maybe you really are crazy. Maybe you are crazy for not just taking a normal job and staying in the US where everything is familiar. Maybe you are crazy for going all in when my backs against the wall and I’m playing for my livelihood.
Maybe I am. Or maybe this was a test
You believe in yourself?
Prove it. Jump.
Finished my season inside the top 5 order of merit on @pgatourchinaofficial which means I’m headed back home 🇺🇸 for the Korn Ferry Tour next year. Big thank you to @callawaygolf and all of my sponsors and supporters for helping me get here. I would still be on square one if it wasn't for your generosity 🙏
We challenged @luke.kwon in a 2v1 for $1,000!! We took Luke to the NICEST public Golf Course in the USA! The one and only @wynngolf ! What would you do with the money if you won? Sounds like Luke might go put it all on black 👀 full video is live now 🔴
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