About Erik Tammar
During the summer of 1995, at a range on a washed-out beach-day day in Cape Cod, MA a small crowd gathered as I was hitting golf balls. Some of the onlookers asked my parents when I began taking lessons…they explained this was the first time I had ever swung a club.
A month later my folks purchased a junior set of clubs and 2 lessons for me. During the next 2.5 years, from April-November, I would play as much golf as I could, mostly at my local municipal course in Schenectady, NY.
During this time period I had accomplished a number of completed rounds in the 80s (from the white tees) and played in one local Jr. PGA event. At the end of the summer of 98” I turned 16, got my drivers license, a job at Jiffy Lube, and with the exception of a few random rounds or trip to the range, I left the game of golf for almost 8 years.
I am now 25 and for about a year I have been playing on and off again. The game is totally different from my youth; clubs are bigger, my grip, the swing motion is unfamiliar, and it doesn’t help I am about 100lbs heavier.
August 16, 2007 was my birthday and I guess one could say I had a minor quarter-life crisis. I wasn’t depressed, just anxious. The past few years were incredible; was in good health, I graduated college, had a great paying job and last May (07’) moved to Southern California.
I asked myself if the life route I was on, especially career wise, was in the direction I wanted to be in. And, well, it wasn’t…
My awakening at 25 was that Life is too short, and while making money is really great, I needed to start focusing more on doing things I love, because after all, you can’t take it with you.
So, I’ve saved up a little cash, and decided that for the next year I’m going to get back in-shape, obtain my amateur status and practice golf every single day.
I will be accompanied by my good freind Evan (left) who’s jumped on board to help promote this website. I’m also hoping to meet some enthusiasts along the way to help pitch in and achieve our goal to make the PGA Tour.