During Sepp Straka’s junior season at the University of Georgia in 2013-14, he struggled so mightily that he failed to qualify for the men’s golf team. A bad case of the chipping yips forced him to take a redshirt season. Making the PGA Tour, let alone becoming a tournament winner, seemed a longshot at best.
“I wasn’t very good,” Straka said. “I never really thought I’d make it as a pro. It was more of a dream.”
