PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – The grinding lifestyle of professional golf can produce a wide spectrum of emotions.
When things are going well, the hours spent on the range feel justified. Credit is given to the routine, to the preparation, and the schedule can float seamlessly from one event to the next.
But when the results dry up, the daily trips to the course simply seem like a burden.
It is in that latter mindset that Derek Fathauer found himself just a few weeks ago. While many of the top-tier players had been away from competition for weeks, Fathauer essentially had no off-season.