Hell yes!!
@Jhackgolf just won his first start on the India Pro Tour with a final round 59* to win by 5.
Jhared has become a good friend, we helped raise money for him a few times. Truly one of the nicest people in golf.
Won the 2007 Western Am, beat Rickie and DJ in match play. Turned pro at 18.
Now 20 years into his pro career he is still grinding. Years of driver yips. It got so bad his friends would try to convince him to not play in Vegas money games, they would feel guilty taking his money. He refused.
Found his way out of them. Battled back.
A ton of mini-tour players have been broke, but no one as many times as Jhared. And no one plays better when he's broke. Has won mini-tour events multiple times when his cards were maxed and it was win or be done.
Has played most every tour in the world. DP, PGA, KFT, Latin, Canada, Morocco, China, and now India.
After he missed at 2nd stage here he told
@markbaldwin1 he was going to play in India. We thought he was crazy (we still think he's crazy) .
He won 1st stage there, finished 2nd at final, now won in his first start.
Gets $25,000 for the win, will get into 2 Hotel Planners events, possible a DP event. Moved up 2000 spots in OWGR.
Talked to him this morning when I woke up, he was ecstatic. “Going to have some beers” before he gets on his way to next weeks event.
I love it, every second of it. This is why I started this account, for wins like this at events no one has ever heard of.
(* par 69, around 6,000 yards. A 59 to win is impressive regardless, but for full context)