Short Par 4 The Magazine Issue #2 October 2020 | Page 57
the rankings with a birdie on 18 , but all succumbed to the pressure , and our man Jim was on his way to the Big Show .
But life was don ' t with our man Jimmy . A wrist injury derailed his first full season on the PGA Tour , and he has , as of the time of writing this article , 6 starts to secure enough points to regain full status . Medical exemptions are exceptionally stressful on a player , basically creating a playoff-type scenario where a player needs to make enough cash in a predetermined amount of starts to keep his card .
But Jimmy is just pushing on . We recently went to Sea Island , where this story actually started . Just like you , I had no idea who he was , but within minutes of meeting him knew he was different . From helping me out with my game to telling stories and being everything you ever hoped your idols would be like .
Why would someone who plays on the greatest stage in sports bother with little old us , just wanting to be able to say I ' ve played with a tour player . Well , Jim did , and then some .