Luke Clanton came prepared.

Before he answered his first questions as a professional golfer on Tuesday afternoon at TPC Toronto ahead of his PGA Tour debut at the RBC Canadian Open, the 21-year-old Clanton opened with a two-page statement he had typed out a couple days earlier.

“I didn’t want to forget anything,” Clanton said.

He thanked his “foundation” – dad, David; mom, Rhonda; and older sisters, Ray and Abby – all of whom “laid the groundwork for this moment” with their “love, belief and sacrifices.”

He thanked his coaches, mentors and teammates, and then the various junior tours and organizations he cut his teeth on as a youth.

Finally, as he’s done faithfully, he thanked God.

“I know the professional game is a new world, and I cannot be more excited for this moment,” Clanton sa

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