Patton Kizzire - College Golf

Patton Kizzire discusses his college golf experience going to Auburn University. There he met Jason Dufner who eventually became his mentor.


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So you're from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

It's a mouthful.

[CHUCKLE]

And I met you, of course, through Jason Dufner, because you went to Auburn, which is a really-- that's a big thing in Alabama. If you're from Tuscaloosa, you're supposed to go to University of Alabama.

Exactly.

You went across town to the biggest rival of your hometown.

The rivalry is probably unhealthy. A lot of my friends and family gave me a good bit of grief for going to Auburn, but my parents knew I needed to do what was best for me and go play with some of my friends at Auburn. And I've met-- meeting [? Duf ?] through that and having him as a mentor has been great. And I'm all War Eagle. I'm all Auburn.

And what was it like going up there? Did you go-- because you guys down here were in Sea Island, Georgia, which is a beautiful place. And we're at the Ocean Forest course today, and it's magnificent. How did you-- did you go to Auburn because there was other good players? Did you follow other players? Or were you the guy they followed? Were you the gun?

As a junior, I was pretty good. I was pretty highly ranked, and I had options. But I had good friends at Auburn, and they had a good program. And everything was moving in the right direction for Auburn. And I was excited to go play with a few guys-- Andrew Medley, Lee Williams, Will Claxton, Tyler McKeever, Steven Gruver. We had a crew of good players and good buddies. So that was ultimately what made my decision.