LA QUINTA, Calif. – There’s no doubt that the life of a professional golfer can be glamorous. Traveling all over the world. Big money. Private jets.
But for every Phil Mickelson, there are plenty of guys like T.J. Vogel.
Vogel is a 31-year-old American who is scratching and clawing to carve out a spot on the PGA Tour. He went to astonishing lengths, literally and metaphorically, to play in this week’s The American Express, not wanting the opportunity of a sponsor’s exemption to pass him by.
