David Langley One Tough Rookie

The MENA Tour has been great. I was encouraged by my coach Rob Watts to play. It was a bit of a risk for me because I only had enough money to play the first event and then after that I would’ve been playing on my credit overdraft. Luckily I won that first event.

- KENT GRAY

IT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT COUPLE OF YEARS. MY FATHER HAS STRUGGLED WITH AN ALCOHOL ADDICTION for many years which has progressively got worse and even tually deteriorated his health dramatically in 2019 [Langley’s father passed away late last year]. We’ve always been on a tight budget because of this and my mum has been amazing in helping support me where she can. Even though we’ve had some difficulties at home she has never once stopped me from chasing my dream and I have had the freedoms and support to travel the world and gain some great experiences.

I TURNED PRO LAST SEPTEMBER AFTER A TWO YEAR WALKER CUP RUN that I fell just short of achieving. I played two EuroPro tournaments on invite and made it to second stage of European Tour Q school. This is my first “tour” of what I consider to be my rookie season.

WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON RIGHT NOW I’M VERY GRATEFUL for the opportunity to compete and win the Journey to Jordan #1 Championship. Not many people this year are going to get that opportunity so I’m glad I was able to take that opportunity.