Last season Jaclyn Sweeney ripped through the ranks of the Epson Tour and finished No. 10 on the Volvik Race for the Card season-ending rankings to earn 2014 LPGA Tour status. While the season that included one victory at the season-opening event was an impressive accomplishment in its own, Sweeney did it all while earning her college degree.
“It was unique, to say the least,” said Sweeney. “I think I played my best towards the end of the semesters, which was kind of hard because you really can plan your tournaments around the end of the semester because I knew all my work was done, so I could go out and play. It was just one of those things, it was hard to take an exam right after coming off the golf course and be stressed about that. There's enough stress on the golf course, to be stressed that I'm going to fail a class that I'm paying for, there's a little bit more pressure.”
Often times Sweeney would play a competitive round then rush to the nearest location with wireless internet to turn-in a homework assignment or complete a test.
“It was just one of those things, it was hard to take an exam right after coming off the golf course and be stressed about that,” said Sweeney. “There's enough stress on the golf course, to be stressed that I'm going to fail a class that I'm paying for, there's a little bit more pressure.”
While Sweeney travelled throughout the United States with text books in tow last season, this year is different as she earned her degree from Arizona State University during the offseason.
“It's really, really nice not to have books with me at all,” said Sweeney, “that I can bring a nice book just to read on the plane, I can listen to music, I can just relax; which is a huge, huge thing for me.”
“It was unique, to say the least,” said Sweeney. “I think I played my best towards the end of the semesters, which was kind of hard because you really can plan your tournaments around the end of the semester because I knew all my work was done, so I could go out and play. It was just one of those things, it was hard to take an exam right after coming off the golf course and be stressed about that. There's enough stress on the golf course, to be stressed that I'm going to fail a class that I'm paying for, there's a little bit more pressure.”
Often times Sweeney would play a competitive round then rush to the nearest location with wireless internet to turn-in a homework assignment or complete a test.
“It was just one of those things, it was hard to take an exam right after coming off the golf course and be stressed about that,” said Sweeney. “There's enough stress on the golf course, to be stressed that I'm going to fail a class that I'm paying for, there's a little bit more pressure.”
While Sweeney travelled throughout the United States with text books in tow last season, this year is different as she earned her degree from Arizona State University during the offseason.
“It's really, really nice not to have books with me at all,” said Sweeney, “that I can bring a nice book just to read on the plane, I can listen to music, I can just relax; which is a huge, huge thing for me.”
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