Paul_Stewart
Tour Rookie
Thanks to some media contacts out here, I was able to spend the Saturday at the Valspar event, a truly amazing experience. Was not able to yell out anything near the 18th tee as by that point, I was walking round with one of the main USPGA officials!
Walked the morning with Retief Goosen and got a great interview/feature with him afterwards. Then camped out by the par-5 11th green to watch how different players tackled a really difficult hole location. Patrick "F-bomb" Reed was particularly amusing.
Something you notice from being this close is just how meticulous players are over their preparation. Nothing is left to chance from yardages to looking at putts from all angles. Some of the real big hitters like Shawn Stefani and Jason Koprak are good to watch but they are all over the place at times.
Had Ian Poulter show me his Ferrari as he drove in and talked with Tim Barter about him doing five straight weeks out in Florida for Sky (he's moving out here this year). And it was in the 80s all day, some change from the recent British weather.
So for being out for a week to work with the Buccaneers, having a friend on the PR staff at the Valspar really paid off!
Walked the morning with Retief Goosen and got a great interview/feature with him afterwards. Then camped out by the par-5 11th green to watch how different players tackled a really difficult hole location. Patrick "F-bomb" Reed was particularly amusing.
Something you notice from being this close is just how meticulous players are over their preparation. Nothing is left to chance from yardages to looking at putts from all angles. Some of the real big hitters like Shawn Stefani and Jason Koprak are good to watch but they are all over the place at times.
Had Ian Poulter show me his Ferrari as he drove in and talked with Tim Barter about him doing five straight weeks out in Florida for Sky (he's moving out here this year). And it was in the 80s all day, some change from the recent British weather.
So for being out for a week to work with the Buccaneers, having a friend on the PR staff at the Valspar really paid off!