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Brad Marek, PGA, Makes Waves at the PGA Championship
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Brad Marek didn't just show up for the PGA Championship, he came to make waves. He also played to stay through the weekend. Marek and Ben Cook are the two PGA Professionals who made the cut from the Team of 20 who teed off on Thursday.
Marek is a member of the Northern California Section of the PGA of America and is a popular teacher in his area at his course, Corica Park. His focus is on junior golfers who are looking to be recruited. Last summer, he would drive over 60+ miles a day to continue teaching when the pandemic closed his course down.
During the PGA Championship, he became partially famous overnight due to his unorthodox warm-up routine showcased on the range surround by some of the world's best. He then got people talking again when he carded two rounds +1 73 back to back in Rounds One and Two, nearing the top 20 and landing above many familiar names.
In round one he made one birdie and one eagle, which was a sight to see and one birdie, in the second round he stepped on the gas and made a whopping FIVE birdies. And some of them were a sight to see.
From long putts...
Looks like Brad Marek, PGA, came to play.
— PGA of America (@PGA) May 20, 2021
Marek is 2-under thru 12 and inside the top 5. #TeamOf20 | #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/O8MmUi6guO
To chip-in birdies...
Brad Marek stepping on the gas with Saturday around the corner. 👀#TeamOf20 | @norcalpga pic.twitter.com/BHzzFgX3yW
— PGA of America (@PGA) May 21, 2021
To near hole-outs...
Brad Marek has the right touch today. 👏#TeamOf20 | @norcalpga pic.twitter.com/VoMmNlMzBc
— PGA of America (@PGA) May 21, 2021
To finally securing his place above the cut line...
Brad Marek punches his ticket to the weekend in style. #TeamOf20 | @norcalpga pic.twitter.com/34HNw24LVX
— PGA of America (@PGA) May 22, 2021
His first two rounds were chalk full of fantastic moments, but he didn't stop there. In the third round on Saturday, he carded two more birdies on the front nine:
Brad Marek is settling into the weekend nicely. A quick birdie on #3.#TeamOf20 | #PGAChamp | @norcalpga pic.twitter.com/NsbKlhQSV6
— PGA of America (@PGA) May 22, 2021
He's feeling it! Brad Marek makes his second birdie on #7.#TeamOf20 | #PGAChamp | @norcalpga pic.twitter.com/6YCsjkZD6b
— PGA of America (@PGA) May 22, 2021
Brad Marek's PGA Championship debut is one that he will surely never forget. Regardless of where he ends up on the leaderboard by Sunday's end, Marek has left an unforgettable mark on the 2021 PGA Championship and has inspired many.
