006: Evan Davis – Playing to Win, Staying Athletic with the Golf Swing

Evan Davis (@evandavis2) just finished playing college golf at Belmont, where he set the school scoring record multiple times (most recently 70.19). Evan won the OVC Championship in 2020. As a junior golfer, Evan played multiple sports until he decided to focus on golf. He shares how he has tried to keep his swing athletic and how he focuses on taking one shot at a time. Evan plans to play professionally and will go to Q School in the fall.---Follow us:Twitter - @TournamentCodeInstagram - @thetournamentcodeYouTube - The Tournament CodeHosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin)---(03:37) – Evan talks about his start in golf(08:41) – Getting a swing coach for the first time(15:00) – Playing principles that his coaches have taught him(17:10) – Learning to play on Bermuda grass(21:45) – Learning the meaning of hard work(27:27) – Evan talks about self-imposed pressure(29:03) – Evan talks about his struggles with putting(36:18) – How Decade changed Evan’s game(42:22) – The difference between college events and elite amateur events(43:30) – Playing against the #1 amateur in the world(46:30) – Learning experience at US Amateur(49:42) – The importance of the mental game(51:30) – Athletes that Evan looks up to(58:41) – Practice round keys(1:03:19) – Best shot Evan has hit in a tournament(1:05:24) – What Evan would tell himself as a junior golfer