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COVERAGE TOMORROW, 3:00 P.M. EASTERN RIGHT HERE ON GOLF CHANNEL. YOU CAN SEE THAT SAND CASTLE AS WELL. JIMMIE JOHNSON MADE THE TRIP TO GREENSBORO THIS WEEK. HE’S A SEVEN TIME NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMP AND A NEW MEMBER OF THE NASCAR HALL OF FAME. HE EARNED ALL SEVEN TITLES AT HENDRICK MOTOR SPORT FOR THE ENTIRETY OF HIS CAREER AND NOW THE CO-OWNER OF LEGACY MOTOR SPORT. HE’S TEEING IT UP AT THE PRO AM. >> HONORED TO BE JOINED BY SEVEN TIME CUP CHAMPION, JIMMIE JOHNSON. YOU PLAYED A LITTLE GOLF. HOW MUCH IS GOLF IN YOUR ORBIT? >> IT’S MORE SO NOW. GOLF HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. KIDS FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY SLOWED DOWN THE GOLF PLAY. WITH A 15 AND 12-YEAR-OLD NOW AND MY POSITION SHIFTING FROM BEING MIND THE STEERING WHEEL TO MORE ON THE MANAGEMENT SIDE, IT’S FORWARDED ME MANY OPPORTUNITYES TO PLAY GOLF. I’M TRUEING ENJOYING IT. FINDING A NEW LAYER OF LOVE IN PLAYING. >> HOW GOOD IS YOUR GAME? >> IT’S NOT GREAT. ESPECIALLY OVER 18 HOLES. OVER 9 I WOULD SAY IT’S IMPROVED QUITE A BIT. I HAVE FIVE TO SIX HOMES AND THERE’S SOME OTHER STUFF IN AND AROUND THAT. >> I’VE SEEN THE GAME OF GOLF GROW A LOT IN NASCAR. >> IT REALLY IS. THE RELATIONAL ASPECT OF IT IN THE WAY DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH PARTNERS, PROSPECTS AND CONDUCT BUSINESS AND WE ALL KNOW GOLF IS GREAT FOR. I’VE ALSO SEEN THIS SHIFT ON SATURDAYS WE’RE TYPICALLY THE AFTERNOONS ARE OPEN. AND A LOT OF GUYS ARE TAKING THEIR GOLF BAGS AND HEADING TO A COURSE AND JUST BEING OUT IN NATURE AND SWINGING THE CLUBS. BEING ATHLETIC AND WORKING OUT AND GETTING READY FOR THE RACE. IT WORKS REALLY WELL, AND THERE’S A LOT OF GUYS PLAYING GOLF. >> ALL RIGHT. BEST PLAYER THAT’S A DRIVER, PAST OR PRESENT THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT? >> THAT I’VE PLAYED WITH, I WOULD SAYDALE JARRETT. I UNDERSTAND DENNY HAMLIN IS PRETTY GOOD. WHAT REALLY SURPRISED ME THE MOST AND PULLED ME INTO GOLF ON SATURDAYS IN NASCAR EVENTS WAS DALE. HE AND HIS BROTHER, GLENN. BOTH. THEY HIT A MILE. DALE HAD A GREAT TOUCH AROUND THE COURSE. >> FINAL THING. WHAT MAKES YOU MORE NERVOUS. YOU GET THE WHITE FLAG AT DAYTONA WITH THE LEAD AND THE PACK CHASING YOU DOWN OR A 10- FOOTER ON THE 18th HOLE FOR YOUR PERSONAL BEST. >> WITHOUT QUESTION, 10-FOOT PUTT FOR MY PERSONAL BEST. MY INTRODUCTION TO TONY AND VICTOR TODAY ON THE COURSE AS THEY SPLIT US UP, MY FIRST TEE SHOT WITH BOTH GUYS DIDN’T GO MORE THAN 20 YARDS. AFTER THAT, EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT. THE FEAR, THE STRESS, THE ANXIETY AROUND A GOLF SWING WHEN IT COUNTS OR WHEN IT MATTERS, I HAVE SUCH RESPECT FOR THESE ATHLETES AND HOW THEY DO IT. IT’S A DIFFERENT DIMENSION TO LIVE IN.
