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About Dan McLaughlin (golfer)
- Dan McLaughlin (born June 27, 1979) is an American commercial photographer who quit his day job to become a professional golfer through 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.
- Using this method, he created a plan known as The Dan Plan.
- Prior to McLaughlin’s Plan, he had never played a full 18 holes of golf and had no previous experience as a competitive athlete.
- Dan developed his skills by logging in 30-plus hours a week of practice to golf and was originally planned to hit the 10,000 hour goal of deliberate practice by October 2016.
- As this practice persisted, Dan wished to make a successful appearance in the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament to eventually obtain his PGA Tour card and win amateur events.
- His aim was to reach a golf handicap of 2 or less, but the best he reached was 2.6 in January 2014, and in the end, in January 2015, was back up to 5.5.
- Dan has quit the plan and started Portland Soda Works with his neighbour, Chris Onstad.
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