Michigan Golf Journal October 2018

Life on the PGA Tour ŶĚLJ͕ ͚tŽƵůĚ / ǁŽƌŬ ƵŐƵƐƚĂ for you?’ He said, ‘Of course.’ ͞/ ǁĂƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĚLJ ĨŽƌ ƚǁŽ years, then another Michigan ŐƵLJ͕ ĂŶ WŽŚů͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ :Ğī ^ůƵŵĂŶ ĨŽƌ Ă ĐƵƉ ŽĨ ĐŽīĞĞ͘ ƌĞŶƚ 'ĞŝďĞƌŐĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ ŝĨ /͛Ě go to the PGA Tour Qualifying dŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϲ͘ / ƐĂŝĚ͕ ͚zĞĂŚ͕ ƐƵƌĞ͕ / ĐĂŶ ĚŽ ƚŚĂƚ͛͘͟ Ten years into his career as a ůŽŽƉĞƌ͕ 'ŶĞŝƐĞƌ Śŝƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ lode. David Toms, who would ƐŽŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ŵĂũŽƌ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ͕ ĮƌĞĚ his caddie. He called Gneiser ĂŶĚ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ĨŽƵƌͲǁĞĞŬ ƚƌLJŽƵƚ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮƌƐƚ ĞǀĞŶƚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ dŽŵƐ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ĨŽƵƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŽůĚ 'ŶĞŝƐĞƌ͕ ͞/ƚ͛Ɛ LJŽƵƌ ũŽď ŝĨ LJŽƵ want it.” LJ ϮϬϬϭ͕ dŽŵ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ the world’s best golfers. He ŚĂĚ ŶŝŶĞ ƚŽƉ ϭϬ ĮŶŝƐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ three wins, including the W' ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŚĞƌĞ he famously defeated Phil Mickelson down the stretch ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ ƵƉͲĂŶĚͲĚŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ƉĂƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϳϮ nd hole at ƚůĂŶƚĂ ƚŚůĞƟĐ ůƵď͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͕ dŽŵƐ͛ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ Ϯϲϱ ƐĐŽƌĞ was the lowest ever in a major ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϬϮ season, Toms was ranked No. ϱ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ KĸĐŝĂů tŽƌůĚ 'ŽůĨ ZĂŶŬŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ the United States in the next ƚŚƌĞĞ ZLJĚĞƌ ƵƉƐ͘ ͞KǀĞƌ Ăůů ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌƐ /͛ǀĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐ worn a Tiger hat,” Gneiser said. “Never got to wear it on a golf course. Caddies have hat ĚĞĂůƐ͘ /ƚ ŬŝůůƐ ŵĞ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ǁĞĂƌ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ / ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ / wanted to wear the English ‘D’ hat. Michigan fans travel well. They love the hat.” Almost as much as Gneiser.