Can you pinpoint the moment when you realized, Hey, I'm good enough to play golf for a living?
Joe Sullivan
My first year on the PGA Tour was 1994 and my second event was the Tucson Open. I was tied for the lead after three rounds — I shot 31 on the back nine on Saturday. On Sunday I played OK. I shot 1-under, 71, and finished tied for seventh. I lacked experience and maybe some confidence, and was a little nervous. I realized at that point that I wasn't maybe as consistent as the best players on Tour, but I belonged out there, that I could compete and win at that level if I played very well. That's a great feeling, but you still have to go out and play. I had had some friends make the Tour before and they said it hit them like a ton of bricks: they had achieved their goal getting to the Tour, and then they thought, "Oh, shit, I've got to play against the best players in the world!"