It's Never Too Late

In early July, Ryan Fox, at nearly 40 years old, rolled in a 12-foot putt on the 18th green to win The Open Championship.

By most athletic standards, your late 30s are supposed to be when your best years are behind you. And when you learn that Fox didn't begin playing competitive golf until he was 17, his story becomes even more remarkable.

But maybe the lesson here isn't that Ryan Fox is an exception.

The lesson is that golf shows no favoritism or pays attention to timelines. It rewards the people who keep showing up--who stay curious, trust the process, and commit to getting just a little bit better every day.

These ideas and lessons resonate with me because in many ways, I've experienced them too.

Golf was my entire world from the age of 12 to 22. Then I stepped away for twelve years and built a career in something entirely different.

It was stable. It was comfortable. But it wasn't fulfilling.

Walking away from that career to come back to golf was one of the biggest risks I've ever taken.

But without a doubt, it's also been the best professional decision I've ever made.

Today, I'm playing the best golf of my life. Not because I'm younger, but because I have a deeper appreciation for what the game requires and I’ve learned how to enjoy the moment instead of letting it negatively affect me.

I've watched this same story unfold with many of my own students too.

Some are teenagers chasing college golf, while others didn't pick up a club until their 40s or 50s. The ones who improve the most almost always have one thing in common: they're humble enough to learn and patient enough to enjoy the process.

That's why I believe golf has such a unique pull, especially for people who've already pursued excellence somewhere else. Professional athletes. Business owners. Musicians. Doctors. Engineers. All types of people who are looking to direct their creativity and competitiveness into something that is demanding, but rewarding.

It doesn't care how old you are. It doesn't care what your first career was. It doesn't care when you started.

It only requires that you continue to keep learning and showing up.

That's one of the reasons I'm so grateful to work with Alma Mater. More than building exceptional golf shoes, they're helping tell stories of people who have discovered that golf isn't just a game—it's an incredible second chapter.

I'm grateful for everything golf continues to give and teach me.

And if you've ever wondered whether you started too late, whether you've taken too much time away, or whether your best golf is already behind you, remember this:

It's never too late to be great.