Sindelar lauds Champions Tour
by Richard Field, 04 July 2008
Joey Sindelar had no reservations about turning 50 in March because he knew it was his gateway to a Champions Tour place.
The American will be hoping to make an impact in the Dick’s Sporting Goods open at En-Joie Golf Club this week.
Sindelar knows this New York-based course well following his two victories at the BC Open during his time on the PGA Tour.
"This Tour is amazing for those of us who are eligible," Sindelar said on pgatour.com.
"As a pro golfer, unless you've got some kind of hang up or desire to be on the biggest stage in the world - the regular PGA TOUR - this has to be the best job in the world. The guys put it in the hole like you cannot believe."
The 50-year-old has finished in the top-five on three occasions from eight starts having started nervously with a tie for 61st at the Cap Cana Championship.
"I got out there and I was shook. I was very, very nervous those first two weeks,” added Sindelar.
“It's funny, non-Tour friends of mine found that hard to believe, that I had played competitively my whole life and that I would be whacked-out going on to this new place.
"That just goes to show you the power of the brain. It became way too important."
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