Sacramento native John Catlin, a Jesuit High School alum, is the current points leader on the Asian Tour.
>> WELCOME BACK. THE FINAL QUARTER THURSDAY WAS A HOLIDAY IN OUR COUNTRY. THE 4TH OF JULY INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR JOHN CATLIN. HE SPENT THE 4TH OF JULY IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, MOROCCO DOING WHAT ELSE? WHAT HE LOVES AND WHAT HE’S GOOD AT PLAYING GOLF. YOU’VE GOT TO TRAVEL THE WORLD RECORDS THAT BEEN THE BEST PART OF PLAYING GOLF FOR YOU WAS SEEN ALL THESE COURSES IN ALL THESE PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE. >> YEAH, I FEEL VERY YOU KNOW, I GET TO STARTED THIS WHOLE JOURNEY AND I DIDN’T KNOW. I DIDN’T KNOW WHERE I WAS GOING TO END UP I WAS GOING TO PLAY AROUND. I’M EVEN COUNTRIES EVEN EXISTED. YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN START TRAVEL AND SEE IN DIFFERENT WAYS DIFFERENT WAY. THE LIFE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND DIFFERENT GOLF COURSE. AND LIKE YOU GOLF COURSES WERE JOHN CATLIN HAS HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. >> HE TURNED PRO IN 2013 IN 11 YEARS. HE HAS 12 INTERNATIONAL WINDS. SO GOING BACK TO YOUR ROOTS A LITTLE YOU GRADUATED FROM JESUIT IN OBVIOUSLY TWO-TIME DELTA RIVER LEAGUE MVP. DOES IT FEEL LIKE THAT WAS A LIFETIME AGO OR DO YOU YOU KNOW, GO LIKE THAT FEELS LIKE A LIFETIME AGO EXPLAINING MENTION THAT THAT’S LIKE, WOW, I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. >> I MEAN, I JUST HAVE MY 15 YEAR HIGH SCHOOL. I GO REUNION GUESS LAST THAT CRAZY. THANKS FOR THANKS FOR AIRLINE TO SPEAKING OF REUNIONS, JOHN CATLIN RECENTLY HAD ONE WITH BRYSON DECHAMBEAU THE 2 OF THEM GREW UP IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LAST MONTH. THEY PLAYED TOGETHER TWICE ON THE LIFT OR, YOU KNOW HIM TAKING ME. IT WAS ACTUALLY A >> REACHED OUT AFTER THE PLAYER RELATIONS GUY FROM LIVE. CALL NOW. THAT WAS HOW I FOUND OUT WAS A PLAYER DIRECTED FROM LIVE CALLED ME. >> AND CHARLES HOUSE OUT WITH INJURY >> AND >> BRIGHT. THIS PICK YOU AS HIS NUMBER ONE. THERE. >> AND THEN WITHIN 45 MINUTES, I WAS ALREADY ON ALL OF AGENT AND THEY JUST BASICALLY TOLD ME THE WHOLE THING LIKE HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN BECAUSE TRIALS HAVE TO TELL BRYSON, LIKE, HEY, I’M A >> CHRIST BATED BREATH GOES YOU ALL AND I LIKE THE BACK HE THERE WAS HESITATION. HE WAS LIKE I WANT LIKE JOHN’S BY NUMBER ONE. PICK LIKE I WANT ON TEAM AND OBVIOUSLY PLAYED AND YOU PLAY WELL AT LIVE NASHVILLE. AND YOU KNOW, YOU VACCINE COATS FROM YOU TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU KNOW YOU LOVE TO BE ON LIVE FULL TIME. YOU’RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT. AND AS THE POINTS LEADER ON THE ASIAN TORE, THAT’S A VERY REALISTIC HOW ARE YOUR EXPERIENCES? AND CAN YOU COMPARE LIVE HOUSTON TO LIVE NATIONAL. YEAH, I MEAN THAT LIKE LIKE THAT, THAT DEFINITELY BECOME MY TOP PRIORITY. >> ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING ITS JUST, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE WAY LOOK AFTER US DOES. >> SECOND TO NONE. >> JOHN CATLIN FINISHED 24TH IN HOUSTON, 7TH IN NASHVILLE. THE NEXT LIVE EVENT IS NEXT WEEK IN SPAIN AT VALDERRAMA. THAT’S THE PLACE WHERE JOHN CATLIN WON HIS FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020. BY THE WAY, CATLIN CREDITS HIS COACH FOR ALL THE SUCCESS HE’S HAD ON THE ASIAN
