Ben Griffin's story in the world of golf is truly unique and specific. The 29-year-old golfer has done great things this season, winning as many as three times on the PGA Tour. The latest victory at the World Wide Technology Championship turned the cameras even more on the popular golfer, who only a few years ago was close to ending his career.
In an interview with the media, Ben Griffin revealed that he was in a difficult period during 2020. He had huge debts and had to rely on his parents for finances. At one point in his life, he tried to dedicate himself to the economy and the work related to that branch. However, with the support of the people who were by his side, Griffin decided to return to golf.
I was sitting in credit card debt for probably eight months. When I quit golf, I was $17,000 in debt, was relying heavily on my parents for rent and other things, and it was just a point in my life where I knew I needed to get out of golf and go into business you write for the Economist so go try to use my economics degree that I have from North Carolina and go into the real world. I did that for a short stint."- he said, as quoted by The Golfing Gazette.
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Progress
From 2022, his rapid progress began when he was on the Korn Ferry Tour. Griffin points out that since then he took one step at a time and went higher and higher towards the top. In his approach, the famous golfer emphasizes that it is important to continue to strive for progress, given that Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler are precisely such a profile of golfers.
The 29-year-old golfer knows that giving up is no longer an option and that he must work even harder if he wants to win trophies in the future.
Its been an incredible ride, and Im just trying to not get super comfortable and just continue to see how far I can really go in this game because its been an incredible story. And Im just so grateful, I cant believe all this is happening.
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But Im not going to sit here and just try to admire it, Im going to keep using each event as fuel for the next one and continue to work really hard.
Thats what Tiger Woods always did, what Scottie Schefflers doing. Ive got to continue doing all the right things to be great.
His story best speaks to how important perseverance is to an athlete's career. The 29-year-old golfer wasn't someone we expected to make so much progress this year, but it seems that when you least expect it, it can be extra fuel.
