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Gross ’ Moment on the Big Stage
Interviewed by MATT POCHILY
LARKIN GROSS
PGA professional Larkin Gross shares how he got into the game and the joy of qualifying for the PGA Championship
JUST TWO YEARS AGO , Larkin Gross fulfilled a goal in his last summer of amateur golf by advancing to match play at the VSGA Amateur Championship . Since then , his game has taken off . In April , the 23-year-old assistant professional at Springfield Golf & Country Club used a second-round 64 to finish fourth at the PGA Professional National Championship , earning him a spot in the field at May ’ s PGA Championship at Kiawah Island . He missed the cut that week , but the experience of playing on such a gigantic stage was invaluable .
AGE : 23 CLUB : Springfield Golf & Country Club COLLEGE : Methodist University
Gross — who will play in the State Open of Virginia at Independence — joined the VSGA ’ s Matt Pochily on Golf in the Commonwealth , the VSGA ’ s official podcast , to talk about his recent experiences . An excerpt of that interview can be found below . To listen to the full podcast — and other episodes of Golf in the Common-
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