CNN —Just two years ago, a cash-strapped Jake Knapp was steering inebriated revelers towards the nightclub exit.
“For the rest of my life, this will be my first win on the PGA Tour.
Orlando Ramirez/Getty ImagesKnapp won despite hitting just two fairways during the final round, the fewest ever made by a PGA Tour event winner since tracking began in 1983.
“I was thankful I wasn’t living off that job; it helped fund mini-tour stuff and [PGA Tour] Canada that summer.
“‘Winner, winner, chicken dinner,’ that’s his go-to,” Knapp said.
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