Sahith Theegala is looking forward to competing south of the border this week when he takes part in the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico.
It’s a nice way to cap a career year for Theegala, who captured his first PGA Tour title in September by claiming a 2-stroke victory at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, Calif.
“Yeah, I’m glad to be here, and it worked out great,” Theegala said Wednesday. “My parents are here for the week, girlfriend’s here. Just a nice chill week.
“I love the — the people out here are so nice. Even after playing the Mexico Open last year, I had such a good experience there and that was part of the reason why I came down here, too.”
Theegala, a 25-year-old California native, made a splash early in his pro career and qualified for the FedEx Cup playoffs earlier this season. He backed up his win in Napa with a T19 finish at the Zozo Championship last week.
“Yeah, I had an awesome year. It’s moved really, really fast,” said Theegala, who slots in at No. 29 in the Official World Golf Ranking. “I think that’s — that happened to me my first year, too. My rookie year just went boom, the year’s done.
“This year, having a full schedule and playing all the majors … just having more exposure with the guys that are top 10, top-20 in the world, whether or not I’m trying to go out of my way to learn a few things from them, I’m not really sure I can say that, but just I’m able to pick up things subconsciously from them just by watching how they play the game a little bit, whether it be discussions with their caddie or strategy, or I’ll ask them a question about how their first few years on Tour were and what they would do different or what they did that was great.
“Just little stuff like that I feel like I’m always learning, which is a great thing about this sport.”
–Field Level Media