Harrison Endycott was not sure if he could ever regain his best form. There was a time when the Australian was battling with anxiety and depression, courtesy of his alcohol addiction. It might seem like vague memories of a distant past, but only six months back, Endycott was desperately seeking a way out. Now, five months sober, the Q-School champion, has to thank a few hard decisions he took for redemption. 

Last year, the Australian was on cloud nine. His long-time dream of playing a the PGA Tour was finally fulfilled. However, the pressure of rookie season didn’t take long to get a grip on him. It was not long before the debutant slipped into alcohol addiction to come to terms with the stress. Inevitably, alcohol made it a lot worse.

Harrison Endycott and his uphill journey towards success

Endycott was open about his struggles with alcoholism. A few months back, speaking to the PGA Tour, the 27-year-old said, “It was just putting me in this really awful area where I didn’t want to be out there playing.” Ironically, he was in the best spot surrounded by top players yet, the Australian felt out of place and wanted to run away.

“The relationship I was having with alcohol was making me so angry, anxious, depressed.” the PGA Tour pro confessed. The effect was evident. Endycott slipped from his career-best OWGR 266 in July to 310 in August, eventually ranking at 344 after the RSM Classic. It also cost him his Tour Card, as he slipped to 139th spot in the FedEx Cup Fall ranking. Although he pulled the plug a few months ago, it took time to show in the results. He had to take a few tough calls to kick back. 

The first step was shifting from Scottsdale to Nashville, where he eventually bought a home. Furthermore, the Australian found his renewed interest in cooking. Instead of heading out for dinner during Touring, Endycott decided to have some homemade dinner. 

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Light at the end of the tunnel

Harrison Endycott’s FedEx Cup ranking of 129 already gave him the chance to tee up at a handful of PGA Tour events and Korn Ferry Tour events. But the 27-year-old was never satisfied with that. Only a top-five finish was needed but the Australian maintained a four-shot lead over his next best Trace Crowe to win the Q-School and earn his Tour card back.

Endycott enjoyed an overnight lead of two shots on Saturday. However, bad weather postponed the thrilling Q-school final round to Monday. But that didn’t affect his momentum. The Australian shot 3-under 67 to take strides towards victory. But Endycott is unlikely to celebrate the victory with a sip of wine or a bottle of champagne.

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