Luke Clanton is a superstar in the making, and he already seems completely at ease out on the PGA Tour.
Clanton has played three PGA Tour events since turning pro, and he has made two cuts since then.
He also made three cuts as an amateur earlier on this season.
Clanton played alongside Rory McIlroy during his professional debut in Canada last month, and he didn’t look out of place one little bit.
The 21-year-old is incredibly long off the tee, he possesses an exceptionally good short game and his putting is very solid.
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It seems like Clanton is destined for greatness. The man from Hialeah, Florida, is set to tee it up at the John Deere Classic on Thursday.
And he spoke to the press at TPC Deere Run about how it’s not different for him now playing for money than it was before when he was an amateur.
Luke Clanton on playing for money on the PGA Tour
Clanton oozes class and maturity when speaking to reporters.
That’s really uncommon for someone so young, and it proves that he has his head screwed on.
Clanton sat down with the media in Silvis, Illinois, on Tuesday, ahead of the John Deere Classic.
The Floridian was asked if he felt differently about playing on the PGA Tour now that dollar signs are attached to everything he does on the golf course.
“Absolutely nothing. Same thing for me. Going out here to compete against the best. You know, I think a dollar sign would not change my point of view on anything.“
He was then asked whether his perspective on the game has changed since he turned pro.
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Clanton said: “Again, no, not really. It’s still a game at the end of the day. I think, yeah, obviously it’s my job now. It’s a pretty incredible job to have to be able to go out and play golf every day.
“Again, you can say it’s a job but it’s not really a job. We’re going out to play golf. It’s pretty amazing. So, yeah.“
What a fantastic and extremely mature answer that is from Clanton.
He knows that he’s more than good enough to just play golf and the money will follow.
Luke Clanton’s career PGA Tour results
The youngster has really impressed during the 16 events he has played on the PGA Tour, both as an amateur and a professional.
Here are his results from his 16 starts since the start of last year:
Those are some really impressive numbers.
Clanton is clearly going to win on the PGA Tour at some point, and that will probably happen sooner rather than later.
And when he does win, one of the main reasons will be that he approaches tournaments without the thought of winning money in the back of his mind.