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“From rags to slightly nicer rags”
By Jordan Holley
Special to GolfWRX
Jordan Holley, 28, is a mini-tour player pursuing his dream of earning a PGA Tour card. He graduated from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., where he was an NCAA All-American and a member of the Cleveland Golf Academic All-American First Team. He qualified for the U.S. Amateur in 2008, and since turning professional has played on the NGA Hooters and eGolf tours, as well as other minor league tours.
Well guys, it has finally happened! I am going to have an entire year + to play this game I love so much.
Let me tell you what happened … I was invited through a mutual friend to play in a church charity event in Boca Raton, Fla., this past Monday. I didn’t really think too much of it as far as opportunities go, but I was excited to see my friends and play some relaxing golf. I met with my teammates for breakfast, hit some shots on the range, rolled a few putts, gave a few pointers and headed to the first tee. By the end of the day, I played some really solid golf including six birdies and two eagles on my own ball (playing a scramble) and we won the tourney. As we finished, I was talking with my partners and one asked if I had any sponsors heading into 2012. I told him I did not at the present moment but was going to play off of my own dime. I had just put $1250 into the next NGA Hooters Tour event this next week in Windsor, NC. This was a tough decision for me because it left me with under $1000 in the bank and some bills coming up soon. Long story short, my playing partners and some of his influential friends got together and decided to fully fund my year of play! I have had so many empty promises and was reserved at first but quickly found out these guys were for real. I felt an incredible wave of emotion and had to excuse myself from the table to go outside and let out a scream and a few tears! I was beside myself with all kinds of feelings, mostly excitement for what I am going to do this year. This is my year and I am ready to take this chance and turn it into something big.
Here is where I might lose some, may offend some, and hopefully will gain some true fans. I am a Christian. I believe God has a plan for everyone and I am convinced that at this point in my career, I am right where He wants me to be. I have been through so many troubled spots in my life and I truly believe in the power of prayer and will give a specific example of why. I was at a fairly low spot after my last story. I had just ruined a chance at a nice paycheck, was still troubled with my recent break-up with a longtime girlfriend, was coming ever-so-close to being broke and didn’t really see the light at the end of the tunnel. I actually called my ex and talked for a while about control. Too often, we try to control every little aspect of our life, and how often do we fail! It is so difficult to let go of the things that are important to us. The smaller day-to-day things in life are easier to let go of, but it’s the important ones, i.e. relationships, your career, etc. that are so hard to let out of your own hands. How incapable of seamlessly managing our lives are we?
It seems every time I have found myself in tough spots, I can feel myself trying to control EVERY situation. Long story short, I got off the phone with my ex and decided it had been far too long since I had last gone to church/spent any quality time on my relationship with God. I attended a really cool service geared towards people 20-30 and very upbeat, trendy, casual type of service in West Palm Beach. They meet on Tuesday nights, and this particular night, I felt an incredible pull to attend. I went with another good friend and professional golfer Greg Forest and guess what the message was about? That’s right … control. It gave me chills down my spine. As he was talking, I felt a release of tension as I made a conscious effort to give control of those important things back over to the ONE who is so capable. I had a short conversation with the Pastor after the message and headed home with a better sense of where I should head in my personal relationships as well as my career.
Here is where it becomes undeniable that there is something to this prayer thing. I prayed the rest of that week that God would show me where I was heading next. I felt the pull to put up that $1250 for the Hooters Tour event and pulled the trigger. Now I was really poor. I had no idea what I was going to do, but I knew I was going to go into this past week of practice with a little less tension and a little more vigor. I felt some improvements in some parts of my game and especially with the putter. Wow, do you ever putt better with no tension! I was able to finally feel the putter release and started pouring them in from everywhere! On Monday, I met with those guys, played the event, and practically determined the path of my next two years! All of this in one week, from rags to … well, slightly nicer rags.
Now it’s on to the next one and I could not be more excited, determined, and ready to put every ounce of my soul into making the most of this opportunity. That’s it for this week — I leave Sunday for North Carolina for the next Hooters Tour event, followed by the next two events on the eGolf Professional Tour. I will keep you guys/girls up to date with all of my experiences! I could not be here if it weren’t for so many people … the guys out at Jonathan’s Landing Country Club in Jupiter for giving me an incredible place to practice and play while I am preparing for this season. To Mike Adams at Medallist Golf Club, the best instructor in the country, and all of the people who have supported me up until this point, here is to getting out there and letting it go!!
Click here for more discussion, and the chance to interact with Jordan in the “Tour Talk” forum.
You can follow Jordan on Twitter @J_Holley6under and on www.jordanhollegolf.com.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.
General Albums
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #2
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Alex Fitzpatrick – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Austin Cook – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Alejandro Tosti – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- MJ Daffue – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Nate Lashley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- James Nicholas – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Kevin Streelman – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rasmus Hojgaard – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Tom Whitney – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- SangMoon Bae – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Daniel Berger – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rory McIlroy – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Russ Cochrane – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Aldrich Potgieter – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
Pullout Albums
- MJ Daffue’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Cameron putters – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Swag covers ( a few custom for Nick Hardy) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Custom Bettinardi covers for Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #2
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Thomas Detry – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Will Zalatoris – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey putter with triple track alignment aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Scotty Cameron The Blk Box putting alignment aid/training aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.
The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.
GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Ben Taylor – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Paul Barjon – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Joe Sullivan – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Wilson Furr – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Ben Willman – SoTex PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Jimmy Stanger – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Rickie Fowler – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Harrison Endycott – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Vince Whaley – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Kevin Chappell – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Christian Bezuidenhout – WITB (mini) – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Scott Gutschewski – WITB – 2024 Valero Texas Open
Pullout Albums
- Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Ben Taylor with new Titleist TRS 2 wood – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Swag cover – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Greyson Sigg’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Davis Riley’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Josh Teater’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Hzrdus T1100 is back – – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Mark Hubbard testing ported Titleist irons – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Tyson Alexander testing new Titleist TRS 2 wood – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Hideki Matsuyama’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Valero Texas Open
- Cobra putters – 2024 Valero Texas Open
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Sean Dyer
Apr 15, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Good for you and good luck out there! Stay positive and stick with the process! I too am fallowing the dream and in a very similar situation. yet to turn pro but play a lot of competitive amateur golf in hopes to make the leap soon. Great for you to have Mike as your instructor, my coach, E.A. Tischler have became good friends with Mike over the past couple years and I’m familiar with your process. Them two are the best! Go get it and Take it low!
Gary LaRue
Apr 2, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Jordan, It seems you are in the right place now to make the most of the opportunities that are going to come your way. Good Luck this year!!
Jordan Holley
Apr 1, 2012 at 12:47 pm
Thank you so much! Wishing you the best of luck on and off the course! #golow
Chris Drose
Mar 31, 2012 at 3:18 pm
I love reading your posts and always look forward to them. Congrats on your sponsorship and I sincerely wish you the best of luck on your journey.