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wind and the heat. I played with top amateur stands his swing and his tools, and that’s a big the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament,
players like Doug Pool, Brady Exber, Lance key to success. A lot of players rely too much where he finished tied for 10th to earn his
Brown, Steve Fink, guys who were very good on others and need their hands held, but Max current status.
players. That definitely helped me, because I isn’t like that, and is independent, intelligent
had access to older players who had a lot of and smart. Max is very inquisitive and not “I’ve learned a lot, and it is funny how golf
experience. They have always been extremely afraid to ask questions and I really like that clichés like ‘one shot at a time’ and others
generous and kind to me, and I have always about him.” are so incredibly accurate about what a pro
appreciated that.” golfer experiences on a shot-to-shot, round-
Heading into this season, Marsico could to-round, week-to-week, month-to-month
Marcisco honed his swing at the Butch plan out his schedule in advance for the basis,” Marsico says. “You can’t let anything
Harmon School of Golf, where he started as first time due to having fully exempt status get you too far down.”
an eight year old. There, instructor Vic Wilk on the Web.com Tour for 2018. In 2016,
sees a player who is willing to put in the time. Marsico played in only two events. In 2017, When Marsico and I spoke in January, he
“He’s very focused and understands the hard he parlayed a sponsor exemption for the had just missed two cuts in a row by a single
work that is ahead to get where he wants to Rust-Oleum Championship in Chicago into stroke so he was putting his “not-getting-too-
go and he embraces the process,” Wilk says. a 22nd-place finish, giving him the chance far-down” philosophy to the ultimate test.
“That work ethic is irreplaceable. He under- to play in 10 total events. He qualified for “It would be easy to sit there and wallow in

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