S E P T E M B E R / O C TO B E R 2 0 1 4 27 When he’s not lounging or working out, two of his favorite pastimes besides golf, Homa will play out the remaining schedule on the Web. com Tour, while Wilson, who turned pro at the PGA Tour Travelers Championship near his Connecticut home a week after playing in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 (also competed in the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club), will be spending the majority of his time on the east coast preparing for his first round at the Frys.com Open, thanks to a sponsor exemption. This wine country event will mark the third PGA Tour tournament for Wilson’s brief stint as a professional, having missed the cut in the previous two. However, the former 1st team Ping All-American did manage to make an initial dent in his career earnings by pocketing a $1,512 check at the recent Stonebrae Classic in Hayward, one of the two Web.com tournaments he’s competed. “I’ve been happy with my transition to the Tour, but my putting started out lackluster and I didn’t feel my game was in as good a shape as in the spring,” says the lefty Wilson. “A lot happened so fast, winning the NCAA, playing the U.S. Open, graduating (missed the ceremony due to the Open), turning pro and, basically, packing up my life to move back east after four years in Palo Alto. The end of school was very hectic, so I’m glad I now have more time to work on my game.” Wilson maintains a lot of respect for players who have gone on to enjoy long successful careers playing the PGA Tour, including a fellow Stanford alum and 15-time Major champion, but is careful not to model his game after anyone. He is currently not under the guidance of any golf instructor and prefers the taking the solo route. Hopefully, that’ll hold true when Wilson travels to Silverado Resort, a place he has only a vague recollection of another PGA Tour event once played there and as a property where the current owner, Johnny Miller, used to hang out. He is in for an eye-opening experience, since not only has Wilson never played the golf course, he’s never been to Napa. “I’m looking forward to returning to Northern California and seeing my college friends, many of whom want to caddy for me,” says Wilson. “You just don’t realize how beautiful the Bay Area is until you leave.” Wilson and his tour colleague Homa, who will also be making his first visit to Napa, are not wine drinkers – yet – but the tournament week is likely to fix that with ample opportunities to taste a vintage cabernet or chardonnay. For one of them, it could be from the winner’s cup on Sunday afternoon. “You just don’t realize how beautiful the Bay Area is until you leave,” says Cameron Wilson. Cameron Wilson Photo courtesy Stanford University Athletic Department
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