A year ago, James Allan was working as a delivery driver, watching on as his friends pursued their ambitions of scaling the ladder of professional golf.
Despite holding a Sunshine Tour card, Allan’s previous two campaigns had been wrecked by the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving him unable to afford travel and entry fees.
Twelve months on, the Chelmsford-based 28-year-old’s career has taken on a very different look. Speaking to bunkered.co.uk, he is fresh from winning the EuroPro Tour’s Order of Merit – becoming the highest annual earner in the circuit’s history in the process.
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“I went through all three stages of Q-school a couple of years ago but with Covid that was pretty much taken away,” Allan says. “Then I had a Sunshine Tour card, but I simply didn’t have the funds.
“I was doing delivery driving four or five days a week which would take me from 9am to 2 or 3pm. Fortunately one of my friends had installed a swing studio so I was going there after finishing my shift, then going to the gym.
“I was putting in a proper shift. That gave me the fire because I know I can never be in that position again where I couldn’t afford to play.
“I was watching tournaments my friends were playing in and…
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