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Player Profile: Jason Corum

Name: Jason Corum

Hometown: Cleveland, Tenn.

Years Played in World Am: 6

Handicap: 14.5


Why do you play in the World Am?
The World Am is just a fun event. Where else can you compete with a few thousand friends in a game you love?

What is your most memorable story?
Ones I can tell on here?! I guess it would be the tropical storm a few years ago. I drove a 360-yard par 4 down wind and came up short on a 120-yard par three into the wind with a 4 iron. It was the toughest conditions I’ve ever played in.

What is your favorite part of the 19th Hole?
Getting together with the guys you’ve played with during the week and laughing at some of the shots you’ve seen.

What advice would you give a new player?
Just be ready to have some fun. If you don’t shoot a great round it’s not a big deal. I guarantee you will have fun one way or another.

Do you still get nervous before the tournament starts?
I get nervous on the first tee. The year I made the finals the announcer called out my name and there were around a hundred people standing around the tee, and I thought I was going to have a panic attack.

What do you most look forward to each year as the tournament approaches?
Getting to see the guys again. I have met people from all around the world and it’s fun to see them again.

Do you do anything special to prepare for the event?
Nope. I’ve not been able to play a lot of golf the last few years. Last year the swing on the first tee in the World Am was the first swing I had taken in four weeks. I didn’t even warm up that morning. I didn’t think it would help to much at that point. I thought it was going to work when I was one over after the first nine. The 14 I took on the last hole did me in though.

Why do you return to the event?
I wouldn’t miss it anymore. Just a great week away and a chance to hang out with the guys.

Tell us about the pre-World Am tournaments you run.
I run the Grande Dunes skins game on Saturday, August 28 and the Caledonia skins game on Sunday the 29th. They are two of the best courses at the beach. We always have over 100 World Am players get together and play a skins game before the World Am. It’s a great warm up and a chance to win a little skins money. Anyone interested can e-mail me at corumjason@yahoo.com and I’ll send you some info.  

Why do people enjoy the Sunday events?
The skins games are a little more laid back than the World Am. You are really just going for birdies and hoping no one else makes one on your hole. There are a lot of laughs and good times back in the clubhouse and out on the course. There are probably a few more adult beverages consumed during these rounds than in World Am competition as well.