Tommy Sorrell

A lot of people asked me about our travel I stay mostly at Marriott hotels. The 4pm late check out is great for Sundays when I can finish my round and go back for a shower before I leave for the next tournament. Yes, we pay for our own travel unless it’s a limited field international tournament like the Zozo coming up. The tournament covers the cost of flights and hotels for those. I used to do Airbnbs once in a while but never had a great experience with it so I almost always do hotels now. There are “host” hotels where it’s a slightly reduced rate and there are rooms blocked. You can stay with a group and rent nice homes for 6-8k a week as well. Some players like staying with other players, but I like staying by myself so I can relax and not worry about anyone else. Some people think all tour players fly private all the time. There are maybe 12-14 players on tour that fly private all the time. Yes, lots of golfers have the Netjets and Wheels Up logos but the deals mainly give you a nice discount and the companies, for the most part, don’t just give you free hours. It costs anywhere from 3k for the prop planes to 6-8k per hour for jets. It is so so much better than flying commercial but it is crazy expensive as well. Caddies generally have one roommate for a hotel room or a group of 3 or 4 at a house. Some players stay with their caddies as well but not a ton. We spend enough time with each other on the golf course and both is us need time away from each other 😂

Things I’m trying to get done during a practice round: I’ve played enough rounds on most of the regular tour courses so it’s not rocket science. I’ll def play all 18 holes during tue and wed and it’s more of a refresher course. First thing is, how is my swing feeling? This will be the best time to get a feel for what my misses are, what my tendencies will be during the tournament. It’s hard to get a feel for that on the range. What will be my swing thoughts to counteract those tendencies? What shots are working and which ones are not? Next is trying to figure out what clubs I might be hitting off certain tee shots that might not be driver 100% of the time. I check where the wind direction is on all tournament days because it might change my strategy on a hole. Is it going to rain? What’s my plan on a certain hole with a certain pin location? We know the pins from the year prior and they don’t go too different from that. They pick out 4, 5 of the toughest locations on each green that they can use and it’s pretty simple figuring out where they’re going to go. My caddy walking up to the green, first thing he does, is mark where all the hole locations were last yr with putting discs. The strategy on par 5s. Am I going for it? Most importantly, where’s the miss for each pin if I do go for it? Am I laying up? Is there a wind or a pin that I’m not going for in 2? Lastly, I’m constantly chipping from the rough and from collection areas greenside. What club is the best one to use from a certain spot? Sometimes ill try 4 or 5 different clubs (for a bump and run) from the same spot to a certain pin and write down in my yardage book which club I feel is the best to use. Is the rough thick? Is it firm, or soft underneath? What kind of technique is best for this type of grass and firmness?

A lot of people asked me about our travel I stay mostly at Marriott hotels. The 4pm late check out is great for Sundays when I can finish my round and go back for a shower before I leave for the next tournament. Yes, we pay for our own travel unless it’s a limited field international tournament like the Zozo coming up. The tournament covers the cost of flights and hotels for those. I used to do Airbnbs once in a while but never had a great experience with it so I almost always do hotels now. There are “host” hotels where it’s a slightly reduced rate and there are rooms blocked. You can stay with a group and rent nice homes for 6-8k a week as well. Some players like staying with other players, but I like staying by myself so I can relax and not worry about anyone else. Some people think all tour players fly private all the time. There are maybe 12-14 players on tour that fly private all the time. Yes, lots of golfers have the Netjets and Wheels Up logos but the deals mainly give you a nice discount and the companies, for the most part, don’t just give you free hours. It costs anywhere from 3k for the prop planes to 6-8k per hour for jets. It is so so much better than flying commercial but it is crazy expensive as well. Caddies generally have one roommate for a hotel room or a group of 3 or 4 at a house. Some players stay with their caddies as well but not a ton. We spend enough time with each other on the golf course and both is us need time away from each other 😂

When you see this logo, what’s the first player/moment you think of?