Long before his first PGA Tour victory, one champion was working the door at The Country Club in Costa Mesa, California. After losing his Korn Ferry Tour card in 2021, he applied for a bartending job but wound up on a security detail instead. Nights spent breaking up scuffles and calming rowdy crowds gave him the grit and composure he now shows on the course. And as he admits, one night ended in the “wildest situation” of his life—a story he still laughs about today.

That golfer is Jake Knapp. On this week’s episode of GOLF’s Subpar with Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz, he shared some wild stories on GOLF’s Subpar from his nightclub days. “ Basically, had this group that, like, you can tell when certain groups come in—you’re like, okay, this is probably a crew we’re going to have to k

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