Pop Quiz: Brian Vranesh

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Mar. 20, 2009
By Rudy Klancnik, Special to PGATOUR.COM

Each week, we'll ask one of the four PGA TOUR players in the Citi Mentor program a question about his game, his career, his life, etc. This week, Brian Vranesh gets the Pop Quiz treatment.

Childhood inspiration

QUESTION: Who was your mentor?

VRANESH: I was a baseball player growing up, so there were a ton of baseball players who I emulated. But my dad was always my main mentor. The funny thing is that he wasn't much of a golfer, so in terms of golf mentors, I always looked at guys like Lee Trevino and Lee Janzen. Even though he's just a couple of months older than me, Tiger Woods and how he approaches the game is a mentor as well. This program is a great honor to be part of. Getting to meet and spend time with a guy like Paul Azinger is fantastic, and I'm looking forward to taking some of the stuff I've already learned to the course.