I played alongside him at the Canadian Amateur recently (Deacon lost in the second round) and I could sense he's turned a corner.

I didn't really feel any different than when I played as an amateur,

A lot of kids hit the ball a long way. They worry too much about how they look instead of getting the ball in the hole. But J.C. understands.

It's just exciting to see such good results. It's very exciting for amateur golf in Canada.

He's the real deal, for sure.

We could have gone undefeated in the regular season and lost in the first or second round and felt like a failure. This year, in my mind, we're a little bit of an underdog. If we make a great run, we would be surprising some people.