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Jordan Holley: My quest for a Tour card
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.
Have you ever had a putt to win your match on the last hole and canned it even when you doubted yourself? To me, that’s what competition and the game of golf is all about. The most difficult aspect of golf that athletes encounter in competition are the six inches between the ears. Controlling your emotions and overcoming the fear of failure are the first steps in improving both on and off the playing field. The elation that success provides is found in no purer form than on the course. You have no teammates and everyone is playing against you … what have you got inside you?
My name is Jordan Holley and I am on my own personal road towards the PGA Tour. Just a little bit about myself … I was born in Texas and grew up in North Carolina playing every sport BUT golf. I was a good athlete when I was growing up, but knew the chances of playing professional football, basketball or baseball were slim. But then I found golf. I played golf my last three years of high school and eventually found my way to a small junior college in Wilmington, NC, by the name of Cape Fear Community College. It was there that I met a man (our head coach) who would eventually change my entire mindset on how golf is to be played.
If I could paint a picture of a hard-nosed, gritty, witty man, he would fit it to a “t”. His anecdotes of women, bar fights, heartbreak, and triumph were both hillarious and filled with valuable lessons. He would tell us to take advantage of our opportunities and pull in the reigns when things werent going your way. His love for the game rubbed off on all of us and he did not allow excuses.
Golf is not a sport to play with any fear, reservations, or self doubt. It is to be played with well timed aggression and a sense of the bigger picture. Each shot doesn’t determine anything but where the next shot is to be played from. You can’t control anything after the swing is made. You can only control the process.
My own personal journey through the ranks of the mini-tours has not been easy but we will get to that next time … you can follow my progress on GolfWRX, as well as on Twitter — @J_Holley6under — and at www.jordanholleygolf.com as my team and I embark on a 2012 season I’m sure will be filled with humor, roadtrips, mistakes, progress, and plenty of lessons!
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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.
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Pullout Albums
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- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Patrick Cantlay spotted testing a Scotty Cameron blade putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
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j_holley
Feb 14, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Thanks Kent. Just glad I dont have to pay you to be my friend anymore…that extra $100/week really helps! Haha
Kent Williams
Feb 12, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Good luck to you Jordan. Hope you win enough to pay rent. Can’t wait to see you teeing it up at The Honda Classic!