The Tournament Code

015: James Clark – Having Early Success, Working through Injuries in Golf


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In this episode, James Clark (@jamesclarkgt) walks through his golf career which included success at every level. James won his first ever AJGA start and continued a stellar career which included Rolex Junior All-American honors and a runner-up finish at the National Big I Invitational. During college golf at Georgia Tech, James climbed as high as 112 in the Golfstat individual rankings and recorded a career high finish of 3rd at the Clemson Invitational. James played professional golf for three years and had multiple wins on the Rolling Red Tour. Currently, James lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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(01:12) – James’s introduction to golf

(05:27) – experience of winning first AJGA start

(10:24) – useful short game practice games

(15:47) – adjusting to college level courses

(17:01) – being teammates with tour pros Vince Whaley and Ollie Schneiderjans

(20:49) – winning the Eastern Amateur

(25:19) – developing a great mental game

(33:26) – mental game bank account

(37:12) – transition from college to pro golf

(39:25) – the intensity of Q-School

(45:19) – physical training protocol

(50:55) – what James would tell himself as a junior golfer

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