We didn’t realise until we weighed ourselves on the scale on much there was.Īnd his first cheque? Let’s just call it a down payment on bigger things to come. “We got there at about eight o’clock in the morning and then three o’clock we took off to the dump. We had a few beers, Sarah made us some pies and some bacon and egg burgers, it was like being back in Australia for a day. “We were living on the couch before that and everyone got a good taste of it. “I guess it was a bit of a snap back to reality,” he reasons. They just know that you’ve got to compete and that the best players are competitive every day.”Īnd if that sounds like a tough way to make a living, Morgan was given a crash course on what other career options might look like.Ī post shared by Jed Morgan the suggestion of Golf Australia House host Luke Mackey, Morgan chipped in to help clean out more than seven tons of garden waste from the backyard of LPGA Tour player Sarah Jane Smith’s house, revelling in the chance to do some hard labour. “Ruffels and those boys, they’ve all experienced so much in their early few years. “Curtis had a lot of advice in the business side to golf and Cam obviously gives great advice that keeps the game pretty simple,” Morgan added. It was there that he was able to pick the brains of young professionals such as Curtis Luck and Ryan Ruffels and also tap into fellow Queenslander Cam Smith’s philosophy of performing on Tour. “The big eye opener was that I definitely have that ability, it just needs to be nurtured a bit more.”ĭuring his six-month stint in the US Morgan spent a lot of time at the Golf Australia House in Orlando. “There are a lot of good players that aren’t on tour who have the ability definitely to play.
“You can be good, but can you go day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month for six months just learning how to compete? I don’t think I’ve figured it out just yet by all means, but just I’ve got such an enormous respect now for the guys that have made it onto those tours. “Coming out of the US, seeing what they do week-to-week, it’s been a pretty big eye opener for sure. “I’m just at a stage where I need to compete as much as I can and play as much as I can,” said Morgan.
The 21-year-old saw first-hand the discipline and dedication necessary to make it onto a professional golf tour and intends to use this summer to ingrain the habits he will need for a successful career on tour.īooked in to also play the Gippsland Super 6 at Warragul Country Club and Geoff Ogilvy’s Sandbelt Invitational prior to returning to Brisbane for Christmas, Morgan knows that being competitive every week over summer will provide the grounding he needs moving forward. The 2020 Australian Amateur champion, Morgan has spent the past five months in the US playing in world-class amateur events, mini tour events and attending PGA Tour Latinoamerica Qualifying School after turning professional in October.
There are presently 12 confirmed events on the schedule – with dates pending both the NSW Open and Vic Open – and for players such as Morgan it represents a stepping stone to the rest of their careers.
To be played across both the Legends and Open courses, the Vic PGA represents the start of a summer of golf that will be highlighted by the Australian PGA Championship and three Webex Players Series events. Morgan will play his first PGA Tour of Australasia event as a professional at the Victorian PGA Championship starting at Moonah Links Resort on Thursday.