KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Harris English once was considered a part of the future of American golf.
He won a Nationwide Tour event while he was still at Georgia. He had two PGA Tour titles when he was 24. His demeanor was ideal for golf, never too bothered my much and steady with his emotions.
kAm%92E ?@H D66>D =:<6 2 =@?8 E:>6[ 2?5 :E H2D] t?8=:D9 925 8@?6 `ha DE2CED @? E96 !vp %@FC @G6C D6G6? J62CD D:?46 96 =2DE H@?[ 2 5C@F89E E92E 6?565 H:E9 2 D6C:6D @7 4=FE49 D9@ED E92E 42CC:65 9:> E@ 2 A=2J@77 G:4E@CJ $F?52J :? E96 $6?ECJ %@FC?2>6?E @7 r92>A:@?D]k^Am
kAm“xEVD 2H6D@>6 E@ 86E D@>6 G2=:52E:@?[” t?8=:D9 D2:5]k^Am
kAmx? D@>6 C6DA64ED[ :E C6AC6D6?ED 2 C6DE2CE E@ 2 42C66C E92E 4@F=5 E2<6 9:> A=246D 96 92D?VE 366?] %96 G:4E@CJ E@@< 9:> E@ 2 42C66C\36DE }@] `f :? E96 H@C=5[ 2?5 96 5@6D?VE H2?E E@ DE@A E96C6]k^Am
kAm“xV> DE:== ?@E D2E:D7:65 H:E9 H96C6 xV> 2E :? E96 82>6] %96C6VD DE:== 2 =@E >@C6 E92E x H2?E E@ 244@>A=:D9[” t?8=:D9 D2:5] “w@A67F==J[ E9:D :D ;FDE E96 E:A @7 E96 :4636C8 @7 >6 86EE:?8 36EE6C 2?5 36EE6C[ 2?5 9@A67F==J 92G:?8 2 492?46 E@ H:? 2 =@E >@C6 E@FC?2>6?ED]”k^Am
kAm%9:D H2D ?@E 2 G:4E@CJ @FE @7 ?@H96C6 2E z2A2=F2]k^Am
kAmt?8=:D9 3682? 9:D EFC?2C@F?5 27E6C 9:D =@H6DE A@:?E :? 2 EH@\J62C D=F>A E92E 4@DE 9:> 7F== DE2EFD @? E96 !vp %@FC] w:D 4@249[ yFDE:? !2CD@?D[ E@=5 9:> 96 H2D @? E96 C:89E A2E9 2?5 t?8=:D9 AC@G65 :E] z?@H:?8 96 H@F=5 92G6 =:>:E65 6G6?ED[ 96 5:5 H6== 6?@F89 :? E96 72== @7 a_`h E@ 3F:=5 D@>6 >@>6?EF>]k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 E96 E9C66 >@?E9D E96 !vp %@FC H2D D9FE 5@H? 3642FD6 @7 E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4[ 96 H@C<65 ;FDE 2D 92C5 2?5 A=2J65 >@?6J 82>6D 2E $62 xD=2?5 E@ <66A D92CA]k^Am
kAm“x 76=E =:<6 J@F 4@F=5 FD6 E96 BF2C2?E:?6 A6C:@5 H96C6 H6 5:5?VE A=2J 8@=7[ J@F 4@F=5 6:E96C 92?8 @FE 2?5 C6=2I @C J@F 4@F=5 FD6 E92E E:>6 E@ 86E 36EE6C[” 96 D2:5] Qx =@G6 ECJ:?8 E@ 86E 36EE6C 3642FD6 x <?@H E96C6’D 8FJD @FE 96C6 E92E H@C< ;FDE 2D 92C5 @C 92C56C E92? x 5@ 2E E9:D 82>6] p?5 E9@D6 2C6 E96 8FJD E92E x H2?E E@ 4@>A6E6 H:E9[ E9@D6 2C6 E96 8FJD E92E x H2?E E@ 362E @FE 96C6 @? E@FC]k^Am
kAm%96 4@?7:56?46 3682? E@ C6EFC?] w6 <6AE 86EE:?8 :?E@ 4@?E6?E:@?] p?5 H96? E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ D9@H65 :ED6=7 @? z2A2=F2[ 96 56=:G6C65]k^Am
kAmt?8=:D9 9:E g\:C@? :?E@ 2 DEC@?8 H:?5 E@ a 766E 7@C 3:C5:6 @? E96 `bE9[ A2CE @7 2 DEC6E49 :? H9:49 96 >256 7@FC 3:C5:6D :? 7:G6 9@=6D E@ 42E49 FA E@ y@2BF:? }:6>2??] %C2:=:?8 3J @?6 D9@E @? E96 A2C\d `gE9[ 96 5C:==65 2 b\:C@? 7C@> aeg J2C5D @77 2 5@H?9:== =:6 E@ `_ 766E] w6 >:DD65 E96 628=6 AFEE 7@C E96 H:?[ 2?5 E96? >256 3:C5:6 @? E96 `gE9 :? 2 A=2J@77 E@ H:?]k^Am
kAm“xE E@@< 2 =:EE=6 H9:=6 E@ <:?5 @7 86E C:5 @7 E92E D42C E:DDF6 2 =:EE=6 3:E[” t?8=:D9 D2:5] “qFE x 766= =:<6 xVG6 366? E96C6 7@C 2 H9:=6 2?5 xVG6 366? C62==J 4=@D6] $F?52J :D 2 52J x =@@< 7@CH2C5 E@[ 2?5 x 925 2 8@@5 766=:?8 23@FE E@52J]”k^Am
kAmt?8=:D9 A:=65 FA `_ 7:?:D96D :? E96 E@A `_ 27E6C =@D:?8 9:D 7F== 42C5[ :?4=F5:?8 7@FCE9 A=246 :? E96 &]$] ~A6?] }@H 96 :D 2E }@] a :? E96 u65tI rFA 2D E96 J62C :D DE2CE:?8]k^Am
kAmt?8=:D9 H2D A=2J:?8 2E q2J w:== :? a_`c[ 7C6D9 @77 9:D EH@\H:? J62C[ H96? vC26>6 |4s@H6== H2E4965 9:> 7C@> 369:?5 E96 `fE9 8C66?] “%9:D :D 2 8@@5 @?6 96C6[” |4s@H6== D2:5] “(6VC6 8@:?8 E@ 36 D66:?8 9:> :? E96 #J56C rFA]”k^Am
kAmt?8=:D9 5:5?VE BF:E6 7:?:D9 E96 J62C DEC@?8=J 2?5 6?565 `eE9 :? E96 DE2?5:?8] }@ AC2:D6 :D 8C62E6C E92? 7C@> A66CD[ 6DA64:2==J :? 2 #J56C rFA J62C] }@H[ 96 92D 2 492?46 E@ E9:?< 23@FE :E 282:?]k^Am
kAm“|J 8@2= C62==J E9:D J62C :D E@ A=2J @? E96 #J56C rFA E62>[” 96 D2:5] Q~3G:@FD=J[ H:??:?8 H2D 2 8@2=[ 3FE x 5:5?VE H2?E E@ 7@C46 :E] x <?@H 9@H 92C5 :E :D E@ H:? @FE 96C6 @? E96 !vp %@FC 2?5 x <?6H E92E :7 x <6AE 8:G:?8 >JD6=7 @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ AF== :E @77 E92E x 4@F=5 5@ :E]k^Am
kAm“x =@G6 36:?8 :? E92E D:EF2E:@? 4@>:?8 5@H? E96 =2DE ?:?6 9@=6D 2?5 <?@H:?8 H92E J@F 92G6 E@ 5@[Q t?8=:D9 D2:5] “p?5 :E H2D 2 =@E @7 7F? E@52J] %96 D9@E x 9:E :?E@ `g H2D 2H6D@>6] x 42? C62==J 7665 @77 E92E 7@C J62CD E@ 4@>6[ 2?5 36:?8 23=6 E@ 5@ DEF77 =:<6 E92E H96? J@FVC6 F?56C E96 8F? :D D@ >F49 7F? E@ 5@]”k^Am
kAm%96 <6J E@ 9:D EFC?2C@F?5 H2D E@ DE@A D62C49:?8 7@C A6C764E[ 2?5 ECJ:?8 E@ 36 2 A=2J6C 96 H2D?VE] x?DE625 @7 86EE:?8 42F89E FA :? E96 D<:== D6E @7 sFDE:? y@9?D@? @C #@CJ |4x=C@J[ 96 C62=:K65 H92E 96 925 H2D 8@@5 6?@F89]k^Am
kAm%96 ?6IE DE@A :D 2 D9@CE 7=:89E E@ ~29F 7@C E96 $@?J ~A6?[ H96C6 t?8=:D9 42? ;@:? tC?:6 t=D Wa__bX 2?5 yFDE:? %9@>2D Wa_`fX 2D E96 @?=J A=2J6CD E@ DH66A E96 w2H2:: $H:?8]k^Am