Michael Putnam
Michael Putnam
Michael John Putnamis an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour...
cup decision easy goal pro summer turn united until waited walker weeks
I waited all summer to turn pro until after the Walker Cup (two weeks ago). That was my whole goal this summer, to play in the Walker Cup, get the Cup back for the United States. After we did that, it was an easy decision to turn pro and not play in the Amateur.
call happy twice
I was happy to be here. Once I got the call with the sponsor's invitation, I didn't think twice about (the U.S. Amateur).
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Those companies will face the same issues that the music industry faces today: How do you protect content from being copied and distributed over the Internet?
buddies expect joking laughing phone shoot shot
I didn't come to expect a 65. I told one of my buddies on the phone that I was going to shoot 3-under or 4-under, just kind of joking around. He's probably laughing that I shot better than that.
calm finally golf ready
I finally did everything on the golf course. Made birdie, made par, made bogey. After that, I was pretty calm and ready to go.
good matches putt shows
To make that putt shows some guts. I had two really good matches with him. For a 16-year-old, he's pretty good.
high left million money number surprise table turned
It was a surprise how high that number was. That's just money left on the table -- as much as $10 million turned away annually.
asking explain guards playing pro security since three
They have a little pro-am. Since I'm so young they didn't know if I was playing as a pro or as an amateur. I was asking where registration was. They didn't really know. I had to explain to about three security guards what I was doing.
couple driver good hit holes recovery shots
I was a little nervous. The first couple of holes I hit my driver everywhere, but fortunately I hit some good recovery shots and made some birdies off of them.
couple driver good hit holes recovery shots
I was a little nervous. The first couple holes I hit my driver everywhere, but fortunately I hit some good recovery shots and made some birdies off of them.
played
He's tall. He played professional basketball. He's got to be good.
guess pro turned
I guess I turned pro on an airplane.