{"id":511152,"date":"2026-03-01T05:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/511152\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T05:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:28:10","slug":"former-afl-player-jayden-hunt-playing-golf-every-day-in-bid-to-achieve-pga-tour-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/511152\/","title":{"rendered":"Former AFL player Jayden Hunt playing golf every day in bid to achieve PGA Tour dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former AFL<\/a> player Jayden Hunt is on a mission to transform his sporting career, with the clock ticking on his audacious bid to make his professional golfing dream a reality.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old, who played 172 games across 12 seasons with Melbourne and West Coast, retired last year and has since dedicated himself entirely to golf.<\/p>\n

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Like many other AFL players, Hunt excels on the golf course, but how far can he take his skills?<\/p>\n

Hunt has got his handicap down to 2.5, playing nearly every day to get himself below one by March 16, which is the cut off to enter the PGA Australasia Qualifying School.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sort of playing seven, eight rounds a week, which is cool,\u201d Hunt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery tiring, I\u2019m actually more sore now than I have been ever in my footy career, which is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HuntHunt retired from AFL at the end of last year. Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

Should he make it Q-School then he would need to finish in the top 25 to secure his card on the PGA Australasian tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sort of under no illusions, like, I doubt I\u2019ll go too well at Q School, but I thought, why not?\u201d Hunt said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd my competitive nature will sort of give me a good chance to compete as much as I possibly can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunt\u2019s competitive drive remains as strong as ever, with the former speedster now setting his sights on joining the professional golf circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwelve years later, I sort of retire and I\u2019m in a good spot. I sort of was always planning to retire pretty early,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019ll be honest, I probably would have got the flick anyway, so I got in first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since hanging up his boots, Hunt has been living and breathing golf, travelling extensively to hone his skills.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s visited Vietnam, Thailand and Japan twice, while also dedicating a podcast to the sport.<\/p>\n

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