article_snippet: So my physical training was pretty much non-existent from when I turned pro at 18 until I turned 21. '
article_snippet: I had three years when I was playing professionally on the Tour, doing OK but not, I guess, maximising my potential by coming into the gym and doing the work that I needed to do. '
article_snippet: I ended up having a few niggles here and there – a few little injuries which, had I let them go on longer, could have turned into serious issues that could have put me out for a while. '
article_snippet: I'd just played golf without really training much or watching what I ate.
article_snippet: It took me four years of training to get your body into the best possible shape for what I do, which ultimately is go out and play golf.
article_snippet: But for me it was being able to stand up, hit 50 drivers in a row and feel no pain in my back.