Austin Hurt is setting aside his day job this week as a PGA Professional at Wing Point Golf and Country Club to tee it up alongside Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm in the PGA Championship at Southern Hills CC. FOX13
TULSA, OKLAHOMA - MAY 16: Austin Hurt of the United States, PGA of America Club Professional, plays his shot from the seventh tee during a practice round prior to the start of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club on May 16, 2022 iAustin Hurt's day job is teaching others how to play golf as a PGA Professional at Wing Point Golf and Country Club on Bainbridge Island.
"We've been chasing it for quite a while, let alone a major championship," Hurt said of his desire to play professionally. "Been trying to qualify for a PGA Tour event ever since I got out of college in 2010. Monday qualifying, Canadian Tour Q-school, U.S. Open qualifiers. Been close there a couple times.
Hurt said that experience has helped keep his nerves in check as he prepares to play golf on one of its biggest stages.
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