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It's a nice way to cap a career year for
Theegala, who captured his first PGA Tour title in September by
claiming a 2-stroke victory at the Fortinet Championship in
Napa, Calif.
"Yeah, I'm glad to be here, and it worked out great," Theegala
said Wednesday. "My parents are here for the week, girlfriend's
here. Just a nice chill week.
"I love the -- the people out here are so nice. Even after
playing the Mexico Open last year, I had such a good experience
there and that was part of the reason why I came down here,
too."
Theegala, a 25-year-old California native, made a splash early
in his pro career and qualified for the FedEx Cup playoffs
earlier this season. He backed up his win in Napa with a T19
finish at the Zozo Championship last week.
"Yeah, I had an awesome year. It's moved really, really fast,"
said Theegala, who slots in at No. 29 in the Official World Golf
Ranking. "I think that's -- that happened to me my first year,
too. My rookie year just went boom, the year's done.
"This year, having a full schedule and playing all the majors
... just having more exposure with the guys that are top 10,
top-20 in the world, whether or not I'm trying to go out of my
way to learn a few things from them, I'm not really sure I can
say that, but just I'm able to pick up things subconsciously
from them just by watching how they play the game a little bit,
whether it be discussions with their caddie or strategy, or I'll
ask them a question about how their first few years on Tour were
and what they would do different or what they did that was
great.
"Just little stuff like that I feel like I'm always learning,
which is a great thing about this sport."
--Field Level Media
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