'Thunder Cub' Michael Thorbjornsen Taug qab Los Ua Golf's Kev Txhaj Tshuaj Loj Tom ntej

Yog tias Michael Thorbjornsen yog tus pas ntsuas kub, nws qhov kev nyeem tam sim no yuav ua rau npau taws heev. Yuav tsum tau nyob rau tom qab ntawm kev sau qhov zoo tshaj plaws ua tiav los ntawm kev pib xyaum ua hauv PGA Ncig saib qhov xwm txheej hauv rau xyoo.

Thaum lub Rau Hli Ntuj, New Englander nplawm cov neeg coob coob ntawm TPC River Highlands hauv kev npau taws thaum nws mus rau hauv 20-foot birdie midway mus txog qhov kawg ntawm kev sib tw ntawm Travelers Championship kom rub nyob rau hauv lub stroke ntawm qhov kawg yeej Xander Schauffele. Lub hnub qub collegiate tsis tau npaj txhij rau nws lub sijhawm Disney movie (Phil Mickelson yog tus neeg nyiam ua haujlwm kawg los yeej PGA Ncig Saib Xyuas Kev Ua Si rov qab rau xyoo 1991) tab sis thiab yuav swb mus rau qhov tseem tsis tau shabby solo thib plaub qhov chaw qhia.

Yog tias nws yog tus kws tshaj lij, Stanford standout yuav tau sau daim tshev rau $ 406,700 rau nws qhov kev siv zog, kev xav uas yuav tsis poob rau Thorbjornsen thaum nws nce mus rau pawg thawj coj, tab sis nws muaj kev pom zoo txog nws.

"Kuv yog ib tus neeg ua si amateur thiab kuv paub tias kuv tau txais kuv tus kheej li cas. Yog tias kuv ua si zoo, kuv paub tias kuv tsis tau nyiaj thiab qhov thib ob hauv golf kuv tsis tshua ua si rau nyiaj. Kuv ua si kom yeej. Kuv ua si kom zoo. Kuv tabtom ua si kom tib neeg paub tias Michael Thorbjornsen yog leej twg, tias kuv tab tom tuaj txog thiab cov neeg no yuav tsum saib xyuas kuv nyob rau ob peb xyoos tom ntej no, "Thorbjornsen piav qhia.

Tab sis nws tsis zoo li Thorbjornsen tseem tsis tau them nyiaj rau tag nrho ntawm nws qhov loj hlob cachet. Nws kos npe rau NIL deal nrog Xuav, Boston raws li lub tuam txhab qoj ib ce uas nws cov npe ntawm golf ambassadors kuj suav nrog Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas thiab Korda cov viv ncaus, Nelly thiab Jessica.

Nws muab qhab nia rau Whoop pluaj txoj kev qhia pw tsaug zog rau kev pab nws teev qhov zoo z thiab txhim kho nws qhov kev npaj kev sib tw.

"Qhov kuv mus rau txhua hnub tau hloov pauv, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum pw tsaug zog. Kuv tsis xav sawv thiab pom cov qhab nia pw tsaug zog tsis zoo thiab ua rau kuv lub siab ntawm hnub hloov pauv yog li kuv sim mus pw ntxov, "Thorbjornsen hais.

"Kuv xav tias kev pw tsaug zog yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws rau kev rov qab los thiab npaj rau hnub tom ntej," nws hais ntxiv.

Michael tau nce tsis tu ncua ntawm radar ntawm cov neeg uas taug qab golf qhov kev cia siab tshaj plaws. Cov neeg nyiam ua yeeb yam txaus ntshai muaj xws li tus yeej khoom siv rau 2018 US Junior Amateur, 2021 Western Amateur thiab 2021 Massachusetts Amateur qhov twg cov tub ntxhais hluas phom tau ntsia kaum ob lub birdies ntawm nws qhib 18 qhov thiab tom qab ntawd khi Brae Burn Country Club hnub thib ob. lub tourney.

Loj hlob nrog ib lub xeem uas snuggles ib tug Norse Vajtswv mus txog rau ib tug dais, koj muaj peev xwm hu hwj chim tawm ntawm lub tee. 'Thunder Cub,' lub npe menyuam yaus uas nws tau khaws thaum nws IMG Academy hnub, nruab nrab ntawm 311.3 yards hauv kev tsav tsheb nyob deb li ntawm rau qhov kev sib tw uas nws tau ua si ntawm PGA Ncig xyuas xyoo no. Tias tally yuav zoo txaus los tawg cov pro qeb duas nees nkaum saum toj kawg nkaus yog li nws yeej tsis tsis muaj nyob hauv chav haujlwm nyob deb.

Nug kom xaiv lub club hauv nws lub hnab uas muaj kev ntseeg siab zoo li nws lub npe Thor lub rauj hauv Marvel comics thiab cov yeeb yaj kiab nws tsis yig los xaiv tus pas loj.

"Kuv Mjölnir tej zaum yog kuv tus tsav tsheb vim kuv ntseeg siab heev rau nws. Kuv tsis yog tus hitter ntev tshaj plaws nyob rau ntawd tab sis kuv siab tshaj qhov nruab nrab thaum nws los txog rau kev deb thiab muaj peev xwm muab tso rau hauv txoj kev ncaj ncees me ntsis yav dhau los txhua tus neeg yuav pab tau teeb tsa rau tus noog zoo. Thaum koj ntaus txoj kev ncaj ncees ntawm lub tee nws tsuas yog ua rau lub qhov yooj yim dua, "Thorbjornsen hais.

Ib tug tub ntxhais kawm siab tawv ntawm qhov kev ua si uas paub tias nws tseem muaj ntau yam kev kawm, Thorbjornsen tau zoo siab rau cov lus qhia thiab qhia nws cov neeg cob qhia zaub mov. Qee cov lus qhia uas txaus ntshai tshaj plaws uas nws tau txais los ntawm Collin Morikawa, ib tus ntawm nws nyiam cov neeg ua si hauv kev ncig xyuas, thaum lawv tab tom ua si ib puag ncig ua ke ntawm US Open ntawm Brookline.

"Ntawm lub qhov 5 Kuv nug nws tias 'Kuv yuav ua li cas thiaj zoo dua vim kuv yuav ua, tsuas yog qhia kuv tias nws yog dab tsi thiab kuv yuav ua nws'," Thorbjornsen hais txog.

Tsis yog cia li tso qee qhov kev tshoov siab, Morikawa tau hais txog cov lus nug thiab muab nws ua tib zoo xav ua ntej muab lus teb.

Tom qab ntawd thaum lub sij hawm ntawd nws tau hais rau nws tias nws yuav tsum ua kom nws tus kheej ua si nrog PGA Ncig saib cov neeg ua si txhawm rau txhawm rau txhim kho nws txoj kev nplij siab nyob ib puag ncig lawv. Nws tau qhia Thorbjornsen kom tau siv los ua si nrog cov players uas nws qhuas thiab saib mus rau qhov zoo tshaj plaws, ostensibly kom tshem tawm cov hlab ntsha thiab txhua qhov tsis txaus ntseeg los ntawm qhov sib npaug.

“Ua si nrog lawv thiab xis nyob kom tsis muaj dab tsi nyob ntawd yuav thab, poob siab lossis ua rau kuv ntshai. Kuv muab qhov ntawd rau lub siab thiab coj tib lub siab xav rau Cov Neeg Ncig Tebchaws thiab tau txais kev nplij siab zoo nyob ntawd. Tej zaum kuv yuav poob qis me ntsis ntawm kev tsom mus rau hnub kawg tab sis kuv tseem tab tom kawm thiab qhov ntawd yog ib qho lus qhia tseeb uas kuv yuav nco ntsoov, "Thorbjornsen hais.

Cov cuab yeej yeej muaj nyob rau Thorbjornsen kom nrhiav tau kev vam meej thiab ua tiav nws txoj kev npau suav ntawm qib tom ntej thaum twg nws txiav txim siab ua qhov leap thiab tig pro, tab sis tseem muaj ntau yam uas yuav tsum tau kawm thaum nws tseem nce qib amateur.