Scott McCarron
Local connection: Sacramento native, former Rancho Murieta resident.
PGA experience: 15th season.
Q: What does a successful 2009 season look like for you?
A: Having fun playing golf.
Q: What's your best New Year's resolution?
A: Have more swagger.
Q: What's the most pressing issue on your tour?
A: Making sure our sponsors are getting a bang for their buck.
Q: What's your go-to ball?
A: A cut.
Q: Who's your instructor, and how often do you see him?
A: Jim Hardy. Maybe four times a year. Glen Albaugh is my mental guru. About six times a year.
Q: What's one swing thought you're working on?
A: Keep my right hip down low and forward going toward the target to start my downswing.
Q: Any changes in your equipment?
A: No.
Q: Who are the three other current pros in your favorite foursome?
A: Steve Elkington, Peter Jacobsen and Greg Norman.
Q: How do you identify your ball?
A: A blue line over the Pro VIx on my Titleist.
Q: How many marked balls do you begin a round with, and how often do you change?
A: Usually 10. One every two or three holes unless I've hit a wedge and scuffed it or it has blood on it from hitting somebody in the gallery.
Q: Who's your caddie, for how long, and what's your dynamic like?
A: Bradley Whittle. Since last year. More than anything, he's a real positive guy.
Q: What's a ballpark figure in sponsorship income if you didn't make a cut in 2009?
A: Not as much as it used to be.
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