‘I Didn’t Have Love For the Game’: PGA Tour Pro Candidly Speaks About His Struggles in Golf While Revealing His Miraculous Journey

Published 11/16/2022, 2:08 PM EST

The golf world has been going through multiple levels of upheavals in the past few months. The changes are ever-evolving. PGA Tour is one of the major players involved in this hurricane affecting the sport head-on. However, the recent return of this player to the Tour has made fans happy.

The comeback of this player after almost a year to the PGA Tour is one of the most recent happenings in the sports world.

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The return of Griffin to the PGA Tour

The golf world is seeing the return of Ben Griffin. Ben was the youngest 2018 PGA Tour Canada winner at 22 years, 2 months, and 9 days. Griffin has loved the game of golf since his childhood.

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The pro golfer took a break from golf for a while because of the burnout he was facing as a result. His trainer, Randy Myers, also talked about how he lost touch with himself and was acting differently during those days.

He said, “I was so burnt out at golf. I didn’t have a love for the game.”

Ben’s comeback was not foreseen. It surprised people around him. He also talked about when a player should decide to make a comeback.

He said, “If you’re going to get away from it, get away from it. That’s the only thing as a player that’s going to drive you back, and if you don’t have the motivation to come back, you shouldn’t do it… he just needed to really get away from it to … want to come back.”

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After almost quitting golf last year, @BenGriffinGolf decided to pursue the game again after his grandfather passed away.
Despite once fighting burnout and financial strain, Griffin is now living his dreams.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 16, 2022

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Griffin was not far behind in acknowledging the existence of a holistic atmosphere in helping a player achieve his full potential. In his way of explaining the same, he gave some valuable tips to golfers all around.

He said, “Everything helps together. Having a team supporting me has given me a clear mind. Eating healthy is going to make me feel better when I’m out there. Not drinking alcohol is going to keep my mind clear and not foggy. There are so many things off the golf course that affect your golf game more than you even think.”

The Tour made a blunder on the final day at the CJ Cup

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The PGA Tour made a blunder. It was widely criticized by fans online, and rightly so. What actually happened was that the Tour broadcasters did not cover the first two hours of the final group on the final day at the CJ Cup.

This group included some of golf’s famous names like Rory McIlroy, Kurt Kitayama, and K.H. Lee.

Fans termed this unfortunate happening as embarrassing. Their long line waiting did not give them the insights they wanted from their favorite player’s performance.

However, this was not the first time fans were caught in a fury because of missing a major chunk of coverage in one of the Tour’s events. The same failure occurred in one of the recent PGA Tour events, the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club Golf in America. Fans were furious with CBS, following the missed coverage of a major chunk of the event. They called for major improvements. Although, clearly there is still a long way to go.

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Daiemah is a golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having been writing since the age of 12, she has had a keen interest in Golf. Daiemah admires Nelly Korda and Tiger Woods, and would love to see more women excel in the sport.

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‘I Didn’t Have Love For the Game’: PGA Tour Pro Candidly Speaks About His Struggles in Golf While Revealing His Miraculous Journey

The return of Griffin to the PGA Tour

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The Tour made a blunder on the final day at the CJ Cup