031: Rodrigue Vie – Playing College Golf as an International Student, Practicing Smarter

Rodrigue Vie (@thecollegegolfpodcast) is originally from Remiremenont, France and moved to the USA at age 19 to play college golf at Bowling Green State University. During the 2019-2020 season, Rod averaged 71.72 over 21 rounds and was consistently the best player on the team. Rod also medaled at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational, becoming the first player to win a tournament individually at BGSU since 2014. Unfortunately, Rod’s golf career was cut short by a series of back injuries. Currently, Rod lives back home in France and hosts The College Golf Podcast (https://linktr.ee/thecollegegolfpodcast).---Follow us:Twitter - @TournamentCodeInstagram - @thetournamentcodeYouTube - The Tournament CodeHosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin)---(01:25) - how Rod got into the game of golf(11:53) - moving to a new country alone at 19 years old(18:45) - getting recruited and playing at Bowling Green State University(20:55) - transitioning golf game to US courses(25:46) - caddying experience(34:53) - equipment mistakes(40:05) - swing changes(46:45) - getting injured from overtraining(48:36) - practicing smarter instead of harder(54:35) - what Rod would tell himself as a junior golfer