Ole Miss standout Braden Thornberry, a former NCAA individual champion and Haskins Award winner, made his plan forward very clear as he entered the final stage of Web.com Tour Qualifying earlier this month. He would turn pro immediately should he finish inside the top 40 and ties and earn some level of status for 2019. Anything less would require some thinking.
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In the letter, Thornberry explains “why now.” The answer is long and genuine, and reveals a deep love for the game. In short, as Thornberry says, “There's nothing quite like the college golf experience.”
Thornberry goes down as the winningest player in the Ole Miss record books with his 11 individual titles, and won the Jones Cup and Sunnehanna Amateur in 2017 on his way to earning a Walker Cup bid. His forays into professional golf indicate that success could follow at the next level.Well guys, it's time! It's time for me to become a professional golfer!
— Braden Thornberry (@tberrygolf) December 14, 2018
Here's my letter to #RebelNation 👇https://t.co/yeSSNClZvG pic.twitter.com/KxmqL2Wl1w
In the letter, he also indicated that he will continue to make his home out of Oxford, Miss., where Ole Miss is located.
.@NCAA National Champion ✅
— Ole Miss Men’s Golf (@OleMissMGolf) December 14, 2018
1⃣1⃣ 🏆's (Most in school history)@TheHaskinsAward Winner ✅
McCormack Medal Winner ✅
2⃣x All-American ✅@ArnoldPalmerCup Winner ✅@WalkerCup Winner ✅
Every golfer's dream.
Congrats @tberrygolf! We'll be rooting for ya at the next level. pic.twitter.com/Hd5HcwgAKE