The 19th Hole: Kevin Robinson

CGCS //  Course No. 2, Pinehurst Resort, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.

So what is your drink of choice after 18 holes of golf? Hopefully my assistants are buying me a fatty Natty after I’ve just got done beating them at golf!

Who is the most competitive guy on your crew? It’s a three-way tie between me and my two assistants, John Jeffreys and Alan Owen. John probably has the lowest handicap. Him and Alan are always partners when we play. They don’t get beat too often. They play brother-in-law golf too well.

What kind of clubs do you play? Taylormade R11 irons. My wife used to work for Taylormade, and got them for me for my birthday.

So what was your first thought when you found out Pinehurst No. 2 was going to host back-to-back Opens in 2014? “Holy (crap),” immediately followed by “What an opportunity.” I mean, what better place to do it? The place, the community, the property, the history, everything. It’s going to be a huge challenge, but I’m looking forward to it.

OK, time to get totally random. I’m sure you’re sick of 2014 Open questions by now… How about, favorite Schwarzenegger movie? “The Terminator.”

If I were to grab your iPod, what would be the first band to pop up on shuffle? You mean if one of my three kids didn’t have it right now? Probably Zac Brown Band, or Toby Keith.

Who are your teams? The Atlanta Braves and the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers need to start winning against good teams.

You’re on Survivor and it’s down to you and one other contestant. What game do you hope they call out so you know you’ll win the cash? Cornhole.

If you could grab lunch with any celebrity from the 1980s, who would you choose? I’ll go with Daisy Dukes.

What’s the oldest T-shirt you own, and how has it made it this long? I just recently retired my high school state wrestling tournament shirts. I kept them around because of all the sweat and tears that went into that.

Did you have a successful wrestling career? Yeah! I was a semifinalist two years in a row in 4A, my junior and senior years.

Do John and Alan know this? That you’re capable of putting them on the ground at any moment? You know, I haven’t had to resort to that… yet.

As interviewed by Seth Jones, November 6th, 2013.