Kevin Na: There’s a lot of roles I got to play | What I LIV For | LIV Golf

Go behind the scenes with Kevin Na as he shares an exclusive glimpse into his home life, the significance of his Korean heritage, and his journey in golf – from turning pro in high school to captaining IronHeads GC in the LIV Golf League.

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[Music] In Korean, they call me Hang, which is like an like an older brother. Thank you. Thank you. Can we get some plates? No, that’s good. You even though Euban’s almost 20 years younger than me, he calls me H. Transfer this over. Transfer this over. Teamwork. When I was recruiting him, I said, “You might be on a little bit of a different path than what I went through, but I know what it’s like to be a 22 year old pro golfer. You come to live, you come play for the Iron Heads, I got your back.” A little bit of salt and sesame oil. We dip it in, it’ll be amazing. [Music] I was born in Soul, South Korea and moved to Southern California when I was eight. We always spoke Korean in the house. Always had Korean food and I’ve carried that on to my my family. We try to speak a lot of Korean in the house. [Music] picked up the game of golf pretty early. I fell in love instantly. I don’t know, something about it. Putting was fun, you know, trying to hit the ball far was fun. And I think having an older brother who’s 3 years older, he got competitive. Every weekend, dad would watch PGA Tour events on TV. And one day, Kevin walks up to dad and says, “If you play golf really well, do you get to be on TV?” And he goes, “Yeah, sure.” and Kevin looked at him and said, “I want to play golf.” When I was 17, I was the number one golfer in high school in the world. And at the time, turning pro out of high school wasn’t a very common thing. Off to the big world and playing against guys are twice my age or or more. It was tough. Didn’t have anybody my age kind of someone to relate to. This might be good. This might be good. It’s good. No. No. Go. Yes. And every year I felt like I matured and learned as a person and as a [Applause] [Music] golfer as a captain. There’s a lot of roles I got to play. I have to be that big brother. Danny, I’ve been a big part of his career and his life and I try to give him the right guidance. For me, it was me walking into a big world. There was a lot of spotlight, a lot of pressure when I was going through some tough times and he’s the first guy to call me. Captain Fore speech. Kevin knows he not only is a veteran amongst three younger players, but as a captain, he plays a critical part not just on the course, but even off the course, he’s doing a lot more than than what a quote unquote paper captain would do. I want to create that environment for them where they can come over anytime, hang out, use my gym, use my simulator, drink my wine. I like to drink good wines and which he has a lot. I mean, someone’s got to drink it, right? And now we have our new kid uh Eupen came over and he can eat a lot. I love it and I’m here for them anytime they want to talk. 24 years as a pro. Gone through quite a bit. Can it be stressful at times? Yeah. But it’s part of being a captain. I call him Mr. 100% because he tries too hard. Like that’s a good thing, but sometimes you’re going to get burnt out. Wow. Tie it up. Sometimes Danny looks at me. He was like, “Bro, like I got this. Like, you’ve done enough for me. You need a little bit time for yourself.” Go. Oh, it’s there. Go. Who picked this place? He has a tendency to overwork, but maybe that’s why he’s been on top 50 in the world for that many years. It’s funny. That’s when you when you play against a father and their son in competitive golf, you know, you’ve been around a long time. For him to be able to to juggle all of that and to uh do it so gracefully, maintaining that passion, that’s the hard part, right? Oh my god. I would like to have before my career’s over numerous team wins and one team championship. I know we were close last year. We finished tie for second, but at the same time I want to make a bit of a splash in Korea with the Iron Heads and Live Golf. [Music] And one of the first things I was repeatedly told when I first joined live by multiple executives of Live Golf, it was how important Korea is to not just live but for the global golf market. The fact that we are going there this year with the team that we have and the intention that we have of making Korea our home market, it’s the highlight of this year for us. I worked extremely hard with my team to get the event in Korea because I wanted the Korean fans to see and experience live golf event in Korea and for me to take my team there and to show them what live is all about. The last time Korea has seen an event of this level in professional golf maybe 10 years ago in the 54 the biggest global stars come in one place all three rounds uh in one of the most iconic golf courses in Korea the anticipation the excitement the the butterflies it’s all there much as we love each other and team I mean Korea events is pretty special for us there’s a big weight on our shoulder Danny and I talk about about it. You and I talk about it and this whole season we feel like that’s our major. [Music] You’ve been, you know, he was a a rock star in the KPGA last year. for him to jump over to live, come back the following year, and let’s just say if he wins it. I mean, look at that story line, right? For us to finish very well or to able to win, you got to play some serious good golf for 3 days. [Music] Danny, very nice. I tell Kevin this, you got to black out for a week. Go. If there’s one thing I want the Iron Heads to be known for is, oh man, that team really gels together. They play together and they are a family. and having that come together as a team of of Koreans and and standing there under one team flag being able to play. I think it’s iconic. We’re not traditional golf, but I want them to see how fun, how entertaining, and how competitive we are. And I want them to see what I see. I hope they love live and become a big supporter of Iron Heads and that would be also another win for me. Ouch. Cut. Cut.