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Gatekeeper MediaMay 20, 2022

Gannon Buhr Shares His Thoughts On Winning Masters Cup & Being A Professional Athlete At Age 17

Gannon Buhr Shares His Thoughts On Winning Masters Cup & Being A Professional Athlete At Age 17 Watch as Gannon Buhr shares his thoughts on winning the prestigious Masters Cup title and becoming a professional athlete at just 17 years old. The young champion opens up about what it feels like to have his name etched on the iconic trophy, which has a rich history of attracting top talent in golf. Buhr discusses how his experience competing on the Pro Tour level has boosted his confidence, allowing him to aim for consistent performances and victory. He also shares his insights on playing on the West Coast, particularly at the Swenson Golf Course, where he honed his skills for the Masters Cup. With a keen eye on improving his game, Buhr talks about working on his weaknesses, such as handling rollers, to take his skills to the next level.

Pro disc golf phenom Gannon Buhr opens up about his record-breaking win at Masters Cup & balancing life as a professional athlete at just 17 years old.

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we're back with gannon burr last weekend's 2022 masters cup champion gannon welcome to stockton california thanks for having me and a huge congratulations on a silver series win a pro tour win and really a win that all of our timeless legends have their name on the trophy can you speak to what it feels like to have your name on that trophy yeah that's that's incredible to have i know that event has so much history around it and to be a part of that history is just insane and oh you know like being my first time out in california playing these events is it was amazing to win that on only a couple practice rounds so it felt good yeah absolutely um can you speak to how has this changed or if it's changed your personal confidence your feelings about gannon's game yeah i mean after vegas i kind of knew i could still you know still compete at the top level and and get a win but really just i want to be there consistently and be up there every single weekend that's my main goal and it kind of you know gave me some more confidence knowing that i'm good enough to play on the pro tour level and be in contention you know most every weekend if i'm playing good so just get that win under my belt is a huge monkey off my back and hopefully i can just continue to play solid and maybe get a couple more of the season you mentioned first time on the west coast in california so obviously first time at otb thoughts about this course here at swenson golf course it's very long it's nice and manicured i appreciate that lots of work putting into the course looking a little windy a little a lot of hot this weekend but the course is really long i think it's like 12 000 feet so long as we play on tour so far for sure um a lot of rollers out here which i don't i haven't thrown a single roller this year so i'm not that's definitely not my strong suit so i'm out here to work on it today so hopefully i can get that dialed in but yeah i just gotta kind of you know figure out my game plan and you know do...

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