Coming out of college at Florida State, John Pak was considered a rising star entering the professional golf ranks.
As a senior for the Seminoles in 2021, Pak earned three NCAA Division I national player of the year awards – Jack Nicklaus Award, Ben Hogan Award and Fred Haskins Award – becoming only the sixth player in history to sweep the three major honors.
People are also reading… This week, Pak has been in Dothan playing at Highland Oaks with 79 other golfers trying to earn a spot back on the Korn Ferry Tour, a developmental circuit a step below the PGA Tour. The top 19 players and ties when the second stage of the four-round qualifying school tournament concludes Friday will advance to the final stage.
“I found out distance control is so important out here,” Pak said of the course. “Especially with the rain last night, wedges are spinning and it was really tough to control." “I try not to think about it that way, but it’s hard, you know? I bet you all the guys say they don’t want to think about it, but all of them do. Even on the PGA Tour some of those guys struggle with the money.”“There have been a few guys, for sure,” Pak said. “It is a little more cut throat than college golf. There are guys that do help, but in the back of your head you know they do want to beat you badly.
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