| Ever catch yourself daydreaming about what it | | | | State University where he studied psychology. |
| would be like to walk the links with your own | | | | Tom Lehman who got his degree in business |
| personal caddy at a PGA golf tournament | | | | and accounting. Fred Couples went to the |
| instead of watching all the action unfold on | | | | University of Houston. |
| TV? Wondering if the right training and | | | | |
| mentoring could someday help you channel your | | | | Taking a look back at some other players also |
| talent and passion for the sport into your | | | | proves that golf was not always the sport |
| own professional golf career? | | | | these legendary names started out playing, |
| | | | but rather, the one they stuck with in the |
| While it might seem like a far fetched idea | | | | long run. For example, Davis Love III, a big |
| that would hardly turn into a reality, just | | | | name on the course today, had a real |
| remember all of the great golf legends. Take | | | | affection for ice hockey in his younger |
| for example some of the true icons of the | | | | years. Fellow teammate Lee Janzen took up |
| game like Lee Trevino, Phil Mickelson, and | | | | baseball as a kid and spent his summers |
| Tiger Woods. These individuals learned the | | | | participating on Little League teams. He also |
| sport inside and out and have realized such | | | | pursued tennis for a while before realizing |
| huge success and amazing accomplishments | | | | golf was the sport he liked and played best. |
| throughout their professional golf careers. | | | | |
| | | | Other sports enthusiasts include Ernie Els |
| It might be difficult to imagine these stars | | | | who took his hand at rugby, cricket and |
| focusing on anything other than golf since | | | | tennis before turning pro in 1989 and |
| incredible drives, chip shots, and putts seem | | | | starting his professional golf career. Like |
| to go hand in hand with the mere mention of | | | | Els, Vijay Singh also played cricket and |
| their names. But here's a rare look behind | | | | rugby when he was younger and dabbled in |
| the scenes at where some of golf's greatest | | | | soccer before settling on golf and turning |
| players got their starts and where the game | | | | pro in 1982. |
| took them. | | | | |
| | | | With golf as their main focus, many pros |
| Perhaps with one of the most interesting | | | | can't seem to get enough of the sport and |
| stories, is Lee Trevino's. One of golf's | | | | have kept with it in other ways. Fred Couples |
| first and finest players grew up with little | | | | has done work involving golf academies, |
| money and began working at an early age to | | | | equipment companies and clothing lines. Tom |
| help his family make ends meet. He started | | | | Weiskopf has helped design several courses |
| working in cotton fields and found his love | | | | across the nation and spent time as a golf |
| for golf shortly after as he began caddying | | | | analyst on TV. |
| at a local course. Before making a | | | | |
| professional golf career for himself, Trevino | | | | So as you can see, not every professional |
| also served four years with the U.S. Marines. | | | | golfer started out on the greens. Many |
| | | | pursued other educations, sports and hobbies |
| Starting out on the college track, crowd | | | | and some even had to take it upon themselves |
| favorite Tiger Woods first attended Stanford | | | | to create their own opportunities. It just |
| University. He left school after a few years | | | | goes to show that with the right training, |
| to focus on golf and turned pro in 1996 at | | | | focus and determination, a professional golf |
| the age of 21. Other college bound pros | | | | career can be achieved if you're up for the |
| include Phil Mickelson who attended Arizona | | | | challenge. |