Steve Younger hits a shot on the 2022 AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am.
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The longtime Niners QB and three-time Tremendous Bowl champ was by no means confused about which facet of the ball to play on — till he picked up a membership.
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GOLF: How’s your recreation?
Steve Younger: I believe I’ve lastly unraveled it.
G: It was tangled?
SY: I grew up on the imply streets of Greenwich, Connecticut. I caddied however I didn’t play a lot. I simply grabbed my dad’s righty golf equipment and began whaling away. However once you’re left-handed taking part in righty, you could have some basic issues.
G: So that you play lefty now?
SY: My spouse needs me to do this. She mentioned, “For those who’re going to suck this badly, it’s best to swap to lefty.” However I mentioned, No, I can repair this. I lastly capitulated and requested for assist.
G: Who’s your guru?
SY: [Former Tour player] Keith Clearwater is a buddy. I ship him movies. We commute. The issue with golf is you’re by no means doing what you assume you’re doing. I take a look at my swing and I am going, What? No frickin’ manner!
G: The place’s the repair?
SY: On the American Century event in Tahoe, I present up and I get a tip from Annika Sorenstam, so I strive that. Then Peter Jacobsen tells me, “It’s not a pendulum recreation. It’s an round recreation. You’ve bought to swing round.” And I strive that.
G: What’s extra worrying: taking part in golf in entrance of a crowd or a blind-side blitz?
SY: If you’re an professional in one thing, the stress ranges are decrease, even in case you’ve bought Reggie White coming at you. I had some experience in soccer, however you place me on a stage the place I don’t have that confidence, that’s one other stage of stress. The important thing, to me, is you need to have performed aggressive golf as a child.
G: It’s like a language — study too late and also you all the time have an accent.
SY: Little question. Jerry Rice picked golf up later in life and wished to go professional. I mentioned, “Jerry, that’s inconceivable.” He mentioned, “I can do it.” After which lastly he mentioned, “You’re proper.”
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G: Any explicit course you’re dying to play?
SY: Augusta is one. I’ve had many invites however haven’t finished that but.
G: That’s not one thing I’d say round different golfers.
SY: I do know. No sympathy.
G: What’s the energy of your recreation?
SY: Every part is relative, however I’ve been driving it fairly nicely. If I’m going to have my identify on a board at a star occasion, I’ve bought to maintain getting higher.
G: Or at the very least beat Larry the Cable Man.
SY: Precisely. I’ve been pondering that I ought to begin taking part in each methods, with lefty and righty golf equipment within the bag. Possibly that turns into my shtick. You’re allowed to do this, proper?
G: Who am I to say no? Then you definately problem Tony Romo in that format and see who wins.
SY: I like your pondering. And if that doesn’t work, I’ll simply go to lefty, like my spouse says.
