269: Billy Mayfair - Beating Tiger Woods and Winning $20M on Tour

Billy Mayfair is a professional golfer who's won more than $20,000,000 in his impressive career. Billy was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ before attending Arizona State University.  

In his amateur career he won tons of events including the 1986 US Amateur Public Links and the 1987 US Amateur before winning the Haskins Award for the nation's top college golfer. 

He turned professional in 1988 and went on to win five PGA Tour events before competing in 761 starts! In 2016, Billy joined the PGA Tour Champions. 

When you listen to this interview, you will learn:

• The mental grind of tournament golf.
• How Billy got his start as an amateur golfer. 
• His few regrets from playing professional golf. 
• How to mentally bounce back from a tough start. 
• What it was like going to Q-school out of college. 
• The importance of short game to shoot lower scores fast. 
• His incredible experiences playing with legends of the game like Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. 
• The incredible story of how he is the ONLY player to beat Tiger Woods in a playoff. 

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