The long and difficult road to playing professional golf — and making it to the bigs — is amass with obstacles to overcome. Golfers are bound to encounter challenges, whether they’re health-related and/or financial. For 31-year-old Andrew Parr, it’s been a combination. At 24, Parr was a highly accomplished golfer. As an amateur, he’d earned multiple titles throughout the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. He was also an All-American at Texas A&M University. When he graduated in 2007, he captured his maiden victory at his first ever professional tournament on the Gateway Tour. Then out of the blue Parr had a stroke which caused damage to the left side of his brain which controls the right side of the body, language and speech. As he was regaining feeling back on his right side, he found simple tasks, such as typing, “nearly impossible,” and he also stumbled with his speech. But through hard work and determination he has since been able to play golf again, competing on tours around the world. A mere six months after having the stroke, he qualified for the Shell Houston Open on the PGA Tour. Just a short time later that summer in 2008, Parr tied for first before losing in a playoff at an event on the Canadian Tour. He earned another runner-up finish a few months later. In 2009 he qualified for the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black and led briefly after the rain-delayed first day. In 2012 Parr competed in several European Tour events and in his debut, he finished 13th at the Joburg Open. Then, in 2013, he qualified to play on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica. Over the last four years, Parr has found himself more grounded and in tune with himself as a person and a golfer. Even though last season he couldn't complete a full season on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica due to financial reason but he is still determined to work on his game and one day make it to the PGA Tour.
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