The story of how Maverick McNealy went from hesitant fifth man to national player of the year favorite is written on his laptop. There’s a running document for each college golf season, both fall and spring, and a tab for every tournament and qualifying session during his nearly two years at Stanford. The breakdown of each event and 18-hole round is approximately four pages long, with precise insights and analysis into every shot he hit, how he was feeling, what he was thinking, why he struggled or why he played well.
“It takes 15 to 20 minutes,” he says, “but I think it’s well worth it.