It makes things tough, it stresses you out a little bit on the course, but it’s good practice. “Back home in Florida, the guys I play with are always bantering back and forth, getting in each other’s heads. I think it’s really helped me become comfortable under pressure situations. It definitely keeps you focused and gets your nerves up a little bit, but it’s great practice. “I think when you put yourself in those situations, you still feel the pressure – whether it’s for 20 bucks or playing out here for big money. “I remember when I was a kid, we used to play a little chipping contest for a cookie at the snack shop – a Coke or a cookie, something like that. We were getting in a little over our heads.
Well, Hughes and I are getting killed all day. “I was playing with Mac Hughes against Nick Taylor and Brandon Harkins, I think. They kept pressing the bet, meaning it all came down to the famous par-5 final hole at Pebble. That’s when I knew I could play out here, that I had the you-know-what that it takes to play out here.”ĭownload Now Corey Conners: Pressing at Pebble Beachĭuring a practice round for this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Conners teamed with fellow Canadian pro Mackenzie Hughes in a four-man match that was never going their way. He shoots 37, bogeys the last hole and I beat him by one. I had a 4-iron into the last hole and hit it to a foot. 4 and par 5, then birdie 6, birdie 7, birdie 8 and birdie 9 to shoot a 27. And he goes, ‘What?! You’re crazy.’ I said, ‘Just watch.’ “I said, ‘Really? OK, well how about this: I’ll give you a shot every hole. And he goes, ‘Alright, what do you want?’ I said, ‘I’m telling you, four shots.’ And he says, ‘Dude, you’ve got no chance.’ I pretty much said to him, ‘Dude, I’m feeling really good.’ “We were playing from the white tees, we usually played nine holes on Saturday afternoon.
I was a good player, obviously, and I had a friend named Blake Berry – he’s going to hate me for telling this story – I told him I was playing really well at the time. His favorite bet only resulted in a post-round candy acquisition, but it’s all about the story, one which proved to him that he could someday play high-level professional golf. Bet Now Bryson DeChambeau: A Very Important Reese’sĭuring his early teenage years, DeChambeau became very good at the game, very quickly – and he wasn’t shy about letting his buddies know just how well he was playing.
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