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Jessica Weese: Pro Files with Dixon Jowers
Jessica Weese shares her inspiring journey as a professional disc golfer in this exclusive interview. Born into a golfing family and introduced to the sport at just six years old, Jessica recounts how she fell in love with the game and eventually represented the US at the 2011 World Championships. She opens up about what's been her favorite part of life on tour - traveling and competing in various locations. Jessica also talks about her beloved pets, Nutter Butter and Scrappy-Doo, who are featured prominently in photos shared by her mom during the interview. When not golfing, Jessica reveals that she was a passionate skateboarder, but an accident took away her dreams of becoming a pro. Now, if disc golf were to disappear, Jessica shares what she'd turn to outside of golf, showcasing her resilience and passion for life beyond the sport.
Exclusive interview with Jessica Weese & Dixon Jowers as they turn pro in disc golf, sharing their journey, favorite courses & top tournament moments.
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I just got you doing I'm fine thanks for uh spending some time with us so you've been out playing golf or for a while what what was life like before golf for you yeah is there such a thing was school okay I started playing when I was six years old so really I mean I got into it in middle school a lot and high schools when it really hit me and I want to say I went to the 2011 World Championships and that's kind of what inspired me yeah so what's been your favorite part about kind of a life with disc-off so far traveling yeah traveling all the different places is definitely the number one do you have a favorite spot my favorite place is definitely gotta be my little guy yeah yeah the beaver stately really hits home for me okay yeah that's a good reason to have memories there okay so you know generally we're doing these interviews we get some pictures and things like that so I was talking with your mom getting some pictures and she sent me one picture of you and two pictures of dogs so tell me about these dogs these are super special I got imagine I actually brought them on tour with me this year for a few months but life on the road is just crazy it was me and GG we had two dogs and we just couldn't make it happen it's kind of hard when you have everything going on and they don't really have time for the dogs right get as much attention sure so who were the dogs what are their names Nutter Butter she's a little she's a chihuahua scrappy-doo he's a shih tzu terrier okay scratch are you big scooby-doo fan or you just like the name scrappy-doo no he just looks like a little scrappy guy okay are you big fan of peanut butter cookies all right okay all right so if if disc-off was taken away from you what are you passionate about what what what do you what is your mind go to outside of disco I skateboarded a lot but yeah I got hit by a car and that kind of ruined my dreams I was gonna be a professional skateboarder while you were skateboarding yeah hit by car how old were you I was...
