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Korean golf star Byeong Hun An has mastered several new skills over the past few months, from playing home daddy to producing his own YouTube channel. By next week, he hopes the skills that matter most will show up again when the PGA TOUR returns to action at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to get back out,\u201d said An, who is currently ranked 23rd on the FedExCup points list. \u201cAfter a three-month break, I just want to get back at it, that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking forward to the most.\u201d<\/p>\n
While his diaper changing ability has significantly improved following the arrival of his first-born son, Sunwoo Stanley, in February, the former U.S. Amateur champion estimates his golf game is currently between 70 percent to 80 percent. An has been able to practice at Lake Nona in Orlando for much of the lockdown due to COVID-19 and he will not be surprised if some initial rust creeps into his game when he returns into competition mode.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe nerves on the first hole \u2026 that\u2019s always the hardest. I guess our short game will be affected from the lack of competition. It will take a few days. You\u2019ll see some rust but once we get into the events, it\u2019ll come. The first event is probably the warm-up to get going. I\u2019m actually hitting it okay right now,\u201d said An, who called on coach David Leadbetter for a practice session two weeks ago to sharpen his game ahead of resumption.<\/p>\n
An was on a roll before the season came to a temporary halt. Through 13 starts since last fall, he notched five top-10s, with a season-best finish of third place at the Sanderson Farms Championship. An also tied for fourth at The Honda Classic in March, where he watched close friend and fellow Presidents Cup member Sungjae Im secure his maiden PGA TOUR win.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t need the motivation,\u201d An said. \u201cI\u2019ve played long enough and I want to win as anyone else on TOUR. Sungjae is a countryman and everyone knew he\u2019s a great player and he was going to win. I want to see more Koreans winning on TOUR which is nice and I hope it would be me next. It\u2019s hard to win out here.\u201d said An, who has three career runner-up finishes on the PGA TOUR.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been a good year with a few top-10s,\u201d he added. \u201cI want to keep it going and play in the FedExCup and get into (my first) TOUR Championship, which is my goal. That\u2019s why I played in a few events at the start of the season and the benefits that come with getting into TOUR Championship is great, so that\u2019s the goal. As to winning, it is the ultimate. Winning will be a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n
An has kept himself occupied during golf\u2019s shutdown. With the arrival of his baby boy, the break has proven to be a blessing in disguise as it allowed him to spend quality family time with wife Jamie and their newborn.<\/p>\n
An also launched his own YouTube channel, aptly titled ANmazing Golf, where he has produced mainly instructional pieces almost entirely on his own. He now has more than 8,500 subscribers and the highest single video views stands at more than 113,000 views. Since mid-March, he has produced 28 videos for his channel.<\/p>\n
\u201cI watched a lot of YouTube videos before the pandemic. And since we didn\u2019t have any tournaments to play, I wanted to keep interacting with my fans and create my own channel,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s mainly sharing golf tips and clinics as the golf course was open or I could film in my backyard. I think my fans have loved it but when the season resumes, I probably won\u2019t be able to post as frequently It\u2019s been fun. I\u2019ve learned to edit the videos myself \u2026 I do all the effects, subtitles and editing and I\u2019m glad many people are enjoying the videos.\u201d<\/p>\n
An\u2019s internet success, coupled with an abundance of family time, has helped him make the most of his time off the course.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best thing that has happened is spending all these time with my son and wife. We had our baby a month before all this happened, so we got lucky in a sense and I got to see how he grew up and I saw every moment,\u201d he said. \u201cHe changes like every two days. You see changes in how he reacts, how he giggles, how he smiles when he wakes up. His clothes are getting smaller which shows he\u2019s growing. It\u2019s pretty cool to experience this. If I\u2019m travelling I won\u2019t see this development. I\u2019m having a good time even though I\u2019m not playing tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Korean golf star Byeong Hun An has mastered several new skills over the past few months, from playing home daddy to producing his own YouTube channel. By next week, he hopes the skills that matter most will show up again when the PGA TOUR returns to action at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to get back out,\u201d said An, who is currently ranked 23rd on the FedExCup points list. \u201cAfter a three-month break, I just want to get back at it, that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking forward to the most.\u201d<\/p>\n
While his diaper changing ability has significantly improved following the arrival of his first-born son, Sunwoo Stanley, in February, the former U.S. Amateur champion estimates his golf game is currently between 70 percent to 80 percent. An has been able to practice at Lake Nona in Orlando for much of the lockdown due to COVID-19 and he will not be surprised if some initial rust creeps into his game when he returns into competition mode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf-golf"],"yoast_head":"\n