007: Austin Squires – How to Prepare for a Tournament, Managing Injuries in Golf

Austin Squires (@AustinSquires7) explains what he learned about preparing and staying engaged in tournaments at the junior, college, and professional levels of golf. Austin Squires is a professional golfer who played college golf at the University of Cincinnati. As a freshman, his stroke average was 76. As a sophomore and junior, he improved his stroke average to 71.92 and 71.91, respectively, and won the Firestone Invitational both years. As a senior, his stroke average was 70.62, which is a school record. As a professional golfer, Austin has played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica and currently plays on the PGA Tour Canada.---Follow us:Twitter - @TournamentCodeInstagram - @thetournamentcodeYouTube - The Tournament CodeHosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin)---(01:14) – Austin’s golf background(06:41) – the first experience with big nerves(07:52) – Austin’s time at the US Junior AM(08:52) – how he picked the University of Cincinnati(11:16) – how Doug Martin helped Austin grow at Cincinnati(14:26) – how Austin improved his course management(15:09) – Austin’s progression to contending in the US Am(18:10) – his US Am match against Viktor Hovland(21:00) – winning a 27-for-3 playoff for 2019 US Am match play(25:10) – defeating #1 Brandon Wu in 2019 US Am match play(26:38) – what winning his first college event was like(30:30) – managing travel and professional golf(33:15) – injury and what Austin has learned from it(37:55) – how Austin has effectively used the gym(39:50) – how Austin uses the gym on the road(42:59) – how Austin handles tournament prep(46:19) – why Austin focuses on conserving energy the week of a tournament(48:47) – Austin’s work with a mental coach(51:02) – how Austin manages inflammation with diet(53:30) – how Austin uses Trackman(56:41) – drills that Austin does(58:00) – what Austin would tell his younger self