Vancouver Open Champ + ‘Stick’ Golfer Chase the DP World Tour | Ilirian Zalli & Jackson Jacob

<p><strong>Ilirian Zalli and Jackson Jacob are two young pros taking very different paths toward the same goal — breaking through in professional golf.</strong></p><p>Ilirian joins Steve Tees Off after winning the Vancouver Open, and talks about growing up in Vancouver, turning pro at 18, representing Albania, and the journey that led to his DP World Tour debut.</p><p>Jackson returns to the show to catch us up on his season, his experience working on Apple TV+’s <em>Stick</em> with Owen Wilson, and why golf ultimately remained the priority.</p><p>Together, they take us inside the reality of <strong>DP World Tour Q-School in Sweden</strong> — preparing for an unfamiliar course, managing the pressure of 72 holes, and knowing how much one week can change a career.</p><p>They also get into their journey together at the <strong>MNP BC Match Play</strong>, how their games complement each other, who’s more aggressive, and why team golf brings out a completely different side of competition.</p><p>Plus: life on the road, the grind of professional golf, funny stories from the course, and what comes next for both players.</p><p><strong>Brought to you by </strong><a href="riversidegolf.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Riverside Golf </strong></a><strong>and Kings Links by the Sea.</strong></p><p><strong>Steve Tees Off — golf stories, tour talk and conversations from inside the game.</strong></p>