From Club Pro To Majors & Champions Tour - Rob Labritz Shares His Incredible Golfing Journey

<p>Follow the podcast: @linkedbygolfpodcast<br></p><p>This week, I’m joined by PGA Tour Champions player Rob Labritz—a golfer whose career is defined by tenacity, resilience and an incredible will to succeed.</p><p>Rob shares his remarkable journey from discovering golf as a youngster in Connecticut and working as a club professional to competing in eight PGA Championships and finally earning his PGA Tour Champions card at the age of 50.</p><p>We discuss:</p><ul><li>Falling in love with golf after finding his dad’s clubs</li><li>Learning to shape shots while working and playing at Shinnecock Hills</li><li>Balancing life as a club professional with elite-level competition</li><li>The nerves of his first major championship at Hazeltine</li><li>Becoming the only club professional to make the cut at the 2010 PGA Championship</li><li>Finishing as the leading club professional at Bethpage Black in 2019</li><li>The shot that earned him a place in the PGA Championship—and made SportsCenter</li><li>Visualising PGA Tour Champions success for 14 years</li><li>The emotional story behind finally winning Q-School</li><li>Competing alongside players including Ernie Els, Miguel Ángel Jiménez and K. J. Choi</li><li>The extraordinary standard of golf on the PGA Tour Champions</li><li>Battling injury, losing status and refusing to give up</li><li>Why failure can teach you more than success</li><li>Rob’s best advice: play like a kid and never forget why you love the game</li></ul><p>A brilliant conversation about perseverance, belief and continuing to chase your ambitions—whatever stage of your career you’re at.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Rob: @roblabritzgolf</p><p><br></p><p>Listen and follow Linked by Golf on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.</p><p></p>