Imagine being a college golfer living with a PGA Tour pro. Two different worlds to be sure, but Oklahoma State’s Austin Eckroat knows first-hand what it’s like. Eckroat, 22, and former Cowboys star Victor Hovland, 23, are roommates in Hovland’s house in Stillwater, Okla.

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Eckroat also played junior golf and in college lived with former OSU teammate Matthew Wolff. At 21, Wolff is younger than Eckroat, having left school early after winning the NCAA individual title and winning on the PGA Tour in only his fourth start in 2019.

Eckroat has had a front-row seat to see how well Wolff and Hovland adjusted in going from the top levels in college to the upper echelon of the pros. From watching them pick sports management agencies, sponsors, and schedules, “I kind of got to live vicariously through them throughout those stages,” Eckroat said. “Some things you don’t even think about. I think I’m better prepared for that next step.”