003: Jacob Cook – There Is More to Life Than Golf, How to Prepare for a Golf Tournament

Jacob Cook (@Big_Cookie5) tells us how he got to college, realized how good the competition was, and leveled up. As a junior golfer, Jacob played in a variety of high-level tournaments, such as the Western Junior and the Callaway Junior World Championship, and holds the record for the longest playoff in AJGA history. Outside of college, played in the 2021 US Amateur, and qualified for US Open Sectionals in 2021 and 2022. Jacob just graduated from the University of Kentucky and plans on playing professionally.---Follow us:Twitter - @TournamentCodeInstagram - @thetournamentcodeYouTube - The Tournament CodeHosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin)---(00:55) – Jacob’s golf background(07:15) – how college golf was much harder than junior golf(11:00) – playing against high-level pros and amateurs in weekly tournaments(14:20) – the worst mental state he has been in on the golf course(17:43) – how he avoids identifying his self-worth with his golf score(23:20) – how Jacob evaluates a tournament round of golf(28:00) – how he prepares for a tournament (37:42) – what Jacob learned caddying on the PGA Tour(42:00) – what exercises Jacob does to prepare for a tournament