Firefighter Matt Parziale to tackle Augusta
The annual US Mid Amateur tournament open to any golfer aged 25 and over who can boast a USGA handicap https://www.doloresnet.com of 3.4 Canada Goose Coats On Sale or lower provides the winner entry to both that year’s Masters and US Open.
Of the six amateurs who will compete at this year’s Masters, five uk canada goose are cheap canada goose juniors ages between 17 and 22. The sixth is 30 year old Parziale, who works in his home town of Brockton.
Like many of the other amateurs canada goose outlet online at Augusta, Parziale had aspirations of making it as a professional golfer. He played on canada goose outlet toronto factory the mini tours for three years but a lack financial resources meant he had to hand in his professional license and return to amateur canada goose outlet store status.
“I didn’t have much success,” Parziale said. “I enjoyed it though canadian goose jacket because I was playing at a high level. I didn’t really have many times where I thought I was playing that bad.
“But I wasn’t making any money. So, yeah, it was just a decision I made, and it was I never regretted it.”
Parziale is adamant, however, that his appearance at Augusta this week is not his “second chance.”
“I don’t Canada Goose online look canada goose factory outlet at it as a second canada goose outlet black friday chance, I look at it as I just never stopped trying to compete at the highest level,” he says. “And that will never stop.
“I don’t know what it will lead to but that’s something that will never change. It kind of keeps me going, playing competitive golf and trying to get better every day.”
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It was his father, Vic, that Parziale got into both golf and firefighting.
As a five year old, Parziale would go buy canada goose jacket cheap with both his father and his grandfather to the fairground in Brockton, about a 40 minute drive south of canada goose store Boston, to hit golf balls.
It was only another three or so years before he would go on to play competitive golf on courses in the area.
The first Masters that Parziale can remember watching was in 1997 as a nine canada goose outlet uk year old, when canada goose outlet new york city a certain Tiger Woods won his first green jacket at canada goose outlet jackets Augusta.
“Being able to watch him the next 10 years as I was growing into the game just got me into the competitive mode and he was so fun to watch,” Parziale recalls.
“So it’s official canada goose outlet great he’s playing good again and it will be a fun week. It would be great to play with Tiger, but he’s in high canada goose clearance sale demand. So if that happens great, if not no big deal.
“I played with Rory (McIlroy) today that was a great experience. He was awesome. We had great conversations about golf, about life, he’s a great person.”
Instead, Parziale will play the canada goose outlet shop opening canada goose factory sale two rounds alongside Canada’s former champion Mike Weir and the USA’s Brendan Steele.
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While most canada goose outlet reviews top level athletes with media training would be all to happy to appease journalist’s questions with how firefighting helps his golf game, the straight talking Parziale doesn’t sugar coat his answers.
“I don’t think it affects golf in any way,” he explains. “I put a lot of work into preparing for tournaments and just because I fought a fire, doesn’t mean golf’s any easier.
“But it’s different, too, cheap canada goose where in a fire you’re there with 30 other guys sometimes and you rely them, they rely on you. On the golf course you’re by yourself. So it’s two separate situations.”
Parziale is humble about his profession and somewhat reluctant to speak about his experiences as a firefighter.