Turning The Professional Page

Like most players who arrive in Stillwater to compete for the Cowboy golf program, Drew Page had aspirations of a life on the PGA Tour when his college days were done.

A native of North Carolina, Page made the trek west where he competed on a daily basis with the likes of Kevin Dougherty, Rickie Fowler, Talor Gooch, Morgan Hoffmann, Kevin Tway and Peter Uihlein.

After wrapping up a collegiate run that saw him earn all-region status, Page embarked on a professional career as he set out to earn his Tour card.

After turning pro in June of 2012, Page competed for six and a half years, spending multiple seasons on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica circuit where he earned a fourth-place finish at the 2015 Hyundai-BBVA 89 Abierto de Chile and a 13th-place showing at the 2017 BMW Jamaica Classic.

During his time chasing the dream, golf took Page across the globe where he played in approximately 15 different countries.

"I filled up an entire passport. It wasn't expired, but all of the pages were full and I had to get an entirely new passport," Page said.

While getting to experience a multitude of different cultures, Page was able to do so in the company of a couple of his former college teammates. Being around friendly faces made the rigors of life on the road the grind of the game manageable for Page.

"I traveled a lot with Brad Gehl and Ian Davis, teammates of mine at Oklahoma State, and that made it a lot more bearable when there might have been a missed cut or two in a row," Page said.

"You know, it can get lonely out there sometimes. It helped that it was not just anybody with you when you are in a foreign country, but close friends and teammates that you spend a lot of time with, so it was a lot of fun."

Page reached a crossroads in his career and in August of 2018, made the move to join the team at Scotty Cameron as its PGA Tour Player Relations Representative. A transition that took place immediately and was a fit that made sense on multiple levels.

"My career was in limbo a little bit and I was actually playing the week I got hired by Scotty Cameron and Titleist," Page said. "I literally played a mini tour event the week, cashed a check, was hired and then I was done."

"I was always a Titleist guy and had good relationships with them, close personal relationships."

Despite putting the clubs away competitively, Page, like many players to come through the powerhouse program at Karsten Creek, found his way to the PGA Tour, albeit in a slightly different role.

In his current position with the popular putter manufacturer, Page's work starts before the players arrive and is done before play begins.

Upon arrival at the upcoming PGA Tour stop on Sunday, Page often times helps prepare the company's tour truck for the players' arrival on site.

"The real work starts first thing on Monday morning," Page said. "We get to the course and we are there for all PGA Tour players that are already in Scotty Cameron and Titleist equipment as well as helping other guys get into our product."

Page's work is done Monday through Wednesday in advance of Thursday's opening round. From there, the truck powers down and makes its move to the Tour's next stop.

"At that point, my work is kind of done and then I'll fly home and then repeat that somewhere in the neighborhood of 38 to 40 weeks a year," Page said.

There are many benefits that accompany Page's job. Taking care of players with whom he has formed strong relationships and staying connected to the game he loves ranks at the top of the list.

"Being able to help and work with a lot of my old peers from junior and college golf, professional golf and a lot of old teammates of mine is really fun," Page said.

"The fact that I am still in the golf industry and can help them improve their games and have them show the world that they're using Scotty Cameron product to play really, really good golf is rewarding as well."

Like so many who came before and since his time in the program, Page's time in orange and black helped him realize his dream of playing professional golf.

"Playing wise, I don't think there's a better place to go to school and prepare yourself to play professional golf and play on the PGA Tour than Oklahoma State. That helped me not only playing-wise, but helped get me where I am today," Page said.

Stillwater and the Cowboy program not only furthered his career as a player, they steered Page down his current path.

"It not only helped my playing career, but it helped in my job now. It helped cultivate and establish the relationships that I have. When my playing days came to an end, I had relationships because of Oklahoma State where I was able to further my career after golf and was able to get this job because of some of those," Page said.

With a plate filled by hectic Tour schedule and more importantly becoming a father this fall, Page still carves out time to follow his alma mater.

"The thing is, we take a lot of pride in our guys out here, but still keep up with the current guys," Page said.

In addition to the bevy of Cowboys competing professionally, numerous Pokes have earned starts on Tour while still competing collegiately. Because of that, Page is able to keep closer tabs on the OSU program currently as well.

"So many of the guys at Oklahoma State are good players and I get to see them out here as amateurs and college athletes that are coming out here and playing on Tour," Page said.

"I don't get back to Oklahoma as much as I would like to, but you know, I do get to see I'm them out here on Tour. There's a college event down in Jupiter where I get to see them usually once a year and that is pretty great too."

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