Jason Gore tried to quit pro golf, but says he ‘couldn’t even do that right’

Jason Gore just can’t quit golf.

The 54-hole leader of the Wyndham Championship has tried, repeatedly, to walk away from the touring life, but he hasn’t found a way out. Now, Gore could, like Michael Corleone, be pulled right back in.

With a win in Greensboro on Sunday, Gore would earn a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour and a reprieve from the two-tour straddle of the last few years. Gore earned his PGA Tour position for this season after finishing ninth on the Web.com Tour money list in 2014 after being a middle-of-the-pack player for the previous two years.

In that time, Gore said he’s looked for other jobs, including applying to become the golf coach at Pepperdine University, his alma mater. Gore didn’t get the gig.

“I applied for the Pepperdine coaching job and, I think I’ve said this before, but apparently I wasn’t the guy that was going to further the Christian mission at Pepperdine University,” Gore said after his Saturday 8-under 62 to jump into the lead. The assembled media laughed somewhat knowingly.

At 41, it would be kind of hard for Gore to jump headlong into a new career, so he came to a conclusion.

“I’ve basically came to the fact I’m unemployable so I better start playing good golf,” he said, “and I still feel like I have a lot in me.”

He added, “I’m very, very lucky to be able to do this for a living.”

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