MOREHEAD, Ky – After honing his skills on the golf links of Eastern Kentucky, former Morehead State golf standout Josh Teater has found his way to the highest level of the sport. Teater earned his PGA Tour card by finishing seventh on the Nationwide Tour this past season. His Nationwide season included 11 top five finishes and a win at the Utah Championship.
Teater now has the opportunity to face the world’s best golfers during next year’s PGA tour which begins with the SBS Championship, January 4th in Kapalua, Hawaii.
For Teater, earning a spot on the PGA Tour became a major goal even before his days as a member of the Eagle golf team.
“[Earning his tour card] is something I’ve strived for since the end of high school when I decided to play golf in college, so I’m extremely pleased. It’s going to be a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to the challenge of playing with the world’s best,” stated Teater.
The Danville, Ky. native credits his time at MSU as integral to the development of his golf game.
“Morehead is a great place to go to college. It’s small and it allows a person to really focus on the things that are important to them. I don’t think you have some of the distractions that you might find at some of the bigger schools.”
Although being on the tour brings some added perks to his everyday routine, Teater knows it is the same game on the course.
“Being on tour has a lot that comes with it off the course. You get some nicer perks, like courtesy cars and things like that, which will be nice. On the course, it’s still the same game. I have to play my style of golf and play the way I know how to play. I’m not going to let what other people do affect what I do. I am going to approach things the same way as I approached things on the Nationwide Tour.”
Longtime Morehead State golf coach Rex Chaney remembers Teater as a great worker during his time at MSU.
“Josh, first of all, was a good student of the game and a studious worker. He probably grew as much during his time in Morehead, both in golf and academics, as any player I’ve ever had.”
Chaney foresees a bright future ahead for Teater as he embarks on his first season on the PGA Tour.
“Josh will grow as he plays on the tour, but he’s ready for it and he’s worked hard for it. He has an understanding of the game and he will be quite successful in my opinion. He has the ability to focus and has a quiet aggression that a good player needs to make things happen.”
MSU fans can follow Teater’s inaugural season on pgatour.com as well as right here on MSUEagles.com. In addition, former Eagle golfers Lee Chaney, Kyle Litter, and Matt Gann’s efforts on the Hooters Winter Series can be followed on MSUEagles.com
