Aspiring professional from Massachusetts

[Dedicated2Journ]

Hello, my name is Jeremy White and I am currently living in Massachusetts. I'm transitioning to Denver, Colorado in hopes of taking my game to the next level.

I grew up playing golf in Alabama, Texas and California. I have been playing since I was three. Like everyone else I have a long history with this game and hope to grow as a player utilizing this forum. I cannot seem to get enough of this game...so you'll probably see me a lot around here.

[14ledo81]

Welcome!!

[David in FL]

Good to have you! :beer: Gotta ask though....given your goal, why Denver, rather than someplace where you can play/practice year 'round?

[boogielicious]

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[SavvySwede]

Good to have you!

Gotta ask though....given your goal, why Denver, rather than someplace where you can play/practice year 'round?

My thoughts exactly. There probably isn't a single PGA Tour pro that lives in Denver. Plus being at elevation all the time will mess with your perception of distance.

[Dedicated2Journ]

My thoughts exactly. There probably isn't a single PGA Tour pro that lives in Denver. Plus being at elevation all the time will mess with your perception of distance.

Thanks for the links. I'll check them out.

My wife and I met in Denver, we love the outdoors and Denver offers that plus the city life. The truth is, I've been in the military for 15 years--she got to pick our next location. I'm lucky to have such a supportive wife, I can make Denver work.

It is a great jumping off point as well for all the tournaments I plan to play in. Unlike the traditional path, I'm set on being a traveling vagabond/open qualifying golfer. My wife wants to see me more than once a month so I'll be leveraging bulk ticket buys to bounce from one location to the next and return home in the middle. I'm expecting to play 2 tourneys a month where a Web.com/PGA Tour qualifier is located. If I fail to qualify, I'm going to enter a local mini-tour event to at least break even for that month.

It's a complicated plan with a lot of gates, but Denver is a great city with a few hidden gems golfwise. Most importantly, it is affordable to have great practice facilities and 4-5 different courses to play.

As far as distance is concerned, I'm not too worried. I plan to travel to each location 1 week ahead and play practice rounds etc. I've been researching this for over 2 years now and feel confident this will pay the highest dividends.

Of course, I haven't quite developed my skills enough to start this journey yet (mostly due to a full time job), but I'm close to having all the pieces together. Just a waiting game now until the military releases me.

Later,

Jeremy