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Rancho Santa Margarita Golfer Shelves Studies, Going Pro

Orange County's Beau Hossler recently decided to quit the amateur circuit and go professional, according to his Instagram post.

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA — Beau Hossler, the current men’s player of the year in college golf, shared his decision to go pro over Instagram last week. He will give up his senior year at the University of Texas.

After months of weighing options and discussing with my loved ones, I have decided to turn professional and forgo my Senior year at The University of Texas. I have been preparing to become a professional golfer, and have dreamed of this day for more than ten years. I am blessed to have surrounded myself with some of the greatest people in the world. Without each one of their contributions, I would not be in this position today. My instructor, Jim Flick, who passed just a few years ago, provided me with the sturdiest of golf foundations, and his words still stick in my head on a daily basis today. My current instructor, Adam Porzak, has spent countless hours and sleepless nights trying to help me to be the best I can be. Dr. Jay Brunza has helped to shape my mental game into my greatest strength. Dr. Joseph Zappala and Coach Ryan Steenberg have provided me with an understanding of where my body has been, is now, and will be in the future. Santa Margarita Catholic High School provided a perfect stepping stone for my college career that would unfold at Texas. If I told you about all my experiences at Texas, it would take about a month. My teammates during these three years are some of the most special golfers I've seen, but more importantly, they are some of the highest character people I've been around. Their playing records speak for themselves as golfers, but the most impressive parts are those that you don't see on paper. Thank you guys for pushing me day in and day out. You are the most competitive and gutsy group I have had the pleasure of being around. Coach Fields has been an incredible asset in my life the past three and a half years, since I stepped on campus. He has treated me and my teammates like his own sons, and cares about our careers at and after Texas as if they were his own. Coach Fields, thank you for giving me the opportunity to come to UT. Coaches Jean Paul Hebert and Ryan Murphy, thank you for being there for me and pushing me. Dr. Randa Ryan, Kat Hastings, Dr. Allen Hardin, Gabe Perlaza, and Trey Zepeda, thank you for keeping my mind straight in the classroom and my body prepared for competition.
A photo posted by Beau Hossler (@the_beau_show_) on Jul 7, 2016 at 3:14pm PDT

Hossler will end his college and amateur golfing career for the swift greens of the professional golfing circuit. His original plan was to go professional following the NCAA Championship, however a shoulder injury at the 15th hole of a semifinal match derailed those plans. In the semifinal match at Oregon’s Eugene Country Club against USC’s Andrew Levitt, Hossler injured his shoulder with a swing on the 15th hole.

Instagram photos show him in recovery following his operation.

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“I have been preparing to become a professional golfer, and have dreamed of this day for more than ten years,” Hossler posted. “I am blessed to have surrounded myself with some of the greatest people in the world.”

Exactly when Hossler will make his pro debut, however, is unclear.

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Golf Digest reports that the 2016 Fred Haskins Award winner is recovering from torn labrum surgery, recently repairing his left shoulder from June’s NCAA Championship.

“The expectation is that Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., native will continue rehabbing the shoulder during the summer in Austin with the hope of being able to compete again some time in the fall,” Golf Digest reported.

Hossler’s career victories include six individual wins at Texas, the 2014 Western Amateur, 2016 Jones Cup, and a place on the 2015 U.S. Walker Cup team. Golf Digest also reports that he was an amateur player in three U.S. Opens.

“Hossler is likely to get exemptions into several PGA Tour fall events, as well as spots in Web.com Tour tournaments as he tries to get his game back into playing shape,” Golf Digest said, with an end game goal to earn enough winnings from the PGA events to earn his tour card for the 2017/18 season.

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