Euan Walker had a tough start to life in the paid ranks, but a stunning birdie-birdie finish at the weekend saw him win his first Challenge Tour title.
The 27-year-old won the British Challenge presented by Modest! Golf Management, putting him in a strong position to claim playing rights on the main tour next year.
It certainly hasn’t been plain sailing for the Scot, however, with his start to life as a professional heavily disrupted by the pandemic.
For Walker, the last two years involved a lot of waiting as a reserve for Challenge Tour events, often not getting in to the field, something he admitted he struggled with.
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“I kind of stalled a little bit during Covid,” he said. “We didn’t play, I didn’t get the opportunity to practice as much and, when I came back, things were a lot different.
“The whole situation – travelling, being in hotels. It was challenging to do that, having never experienced life as a professional before and you think, ‘Is this what being a professional golfer is like? Because it’s not that much fun and I kind of expected to be enjoying myself a lot more.’
“I think you are in that frame of mind, the influences beyond my control kind of negatively affected my performances, although I did my utmost to still try and perform well.”
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