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Competitors, Charley Hoffman says, is enjoyable.
So is that this for him.
“I like going strolling down the fairways,” he stated, “and guys are like, how outdated are you? I’m 48. And so they form of offer you a glance, like, what, you’re 48 out right here nonetheless enjoying? And I think about myself, this present day after we’re going to 100 gamers now, guys enjoying 48 on the PGA Tour is a factor of the previous, I don’t assume you’re going to see that for much longer by the PGA Tour.
“However I’m going to attempt to battle out right here so long as I can.”
This week, Hoffman has, and he’s seemingly savored these seems to be of stupefaction. Via three rounds on the PGA Tour’s American Specific event, he’s tied for second and 4 again of the lead. Sunday on the Pete Dye Stadium Course, he’ll play within the last grouping.
However again to these gamers’ questions. Shouldn’t Hoffman be slowing down? There’ve been older winners, for positive, however Father Time is undefeated. What’s Hoffman’s secret?
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He says he’s more healthy. Which in flip has made him assured.
“Three years in the past, I wasn’t very wholesome, and I wasn’t an excellent golfer,” Hoffman stated. “If I — I really feel good proper at this second. As I say, tomorrow morning I might get up and really feel utterly totally different. Once I’m wholesome, the climate’s heat, I really feel like I can beat anyone on the planet. When it’s chilly and my again’s not feeling good, I don’t assume I can beat anyone on the planet.
“So proper now, I’m in a great place. I nonetheless get pleasure from working towards, I nonetheless — I like the competitors greater than I do love the working towards. I don’t like being away from the youngsters, however I’m fortunate sufficient my spouse and youngsters are right here. They’re truly competing over at Thermal, competing on their very own, doing equestrian hunter/jumper stuff. So that they’re spending cash and I’m making an attempt to become profitable.”
With that, right here is the entire itemizing of tee instances. Sunday’s TV protection begins at 4 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
2025 American Specific tee instances for Sunday: Spherical 4 (ET)
Tee No. 1 (Pete Dye Stadium Course)
11:49 a.m. — Lanto Griffin, Joe Highsmith, Rickey Castillo
Midday — Mackenzie Hughes, Vincent Norrman, Jeremy Paul
12:11 p.m. — Harry Corridor, Sam Ryder, Nick Taylor
12:22 p.m. — Camilo Villegas, Kevin Roy, Cam Davis
12:33 p.m. — Ryan Palmer, Doug Ghim, Carson Younger
12:44 p.m. — Harry Higgs, Rico Hoey, Rickie Fowler
12:55 p.m. — Billy Horschel, Keith Mitchell, J.T. Poston
1:06 p.m. — Taylor Moore, Ben Griffin, Will Zalatoris
1:17 p.m. — Frankie Capan III, Beau Hossler, J.J. Spaun
1:28 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Max Greyserman, Daniel Berger
1:39 p.m. — Justin Decrease, Patrick Cantlay, Mark Hubbard
1:50 p.m. — Sepp Straka, Charley Hoffman, Jason Day
Tee No. 10 (Pete Dye Stadium Course)
11:49 a.m. — Matt Kuchar, Matthew Riedel, Sam Stevens
Midday — Quade Cummins, Alex Smalley, Lee Hodges
12:11 p.m. — Jacob Bridgeman, Trey Mullinax, Brandt Snedeker
12:22 p.m. — Victor Perez, Si Woo Kim, Kurt Kitayama
12:33 p.m. — Michael Kim, Tom Hoge, Brian Campbell
12:44 p.m. — Ryo Hisatsune, Ryan Gerard, Taylor Montgomery
12:55 p.m. — Davis Thompson, Matteo Manassero, Rikuya Hoshino
1:06 p.m. — Eric Cole, Chez Reavie, Vince Whaley
1:17 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Kris Ventura, Will Gordon
1:28 p.m. — Harris English, Mac Meissner, Alejandro Tosti
1:39 p.m. — Nick Dunlap, Sam Burnes, Ben Kohles
1:50 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Brice Garnett
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