I’m a Ryder Cup star but I have got lazy, drinking cold beers and having a good time riding around on my tractor
BOO WEEKLEY has admitted that he has gotten lazy and has been enjoying cold beers recently.
The American golfer has seen his performances slip over the years.
Weekley, 50, is a three-time PGA Tour winner and was a member of the victorious 2008 Ryder Cup team.
The golfer, however, has recently revealed that he has lost distance on his shots because he had become lazy.
He has insisted that he is trying to get back to his best and has started gym work to improve his health and get stronger.
Speaking to Golf, he said: "I’d say like I’ve lost a lot of distance, like I mean — well, driver-wise, I’ve lost about 20 yards.
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"With my irons, I’ve lost probably about eight to 10 yards.
"So I’m just trying to figure out how to get all that back.
"Got to, like I said, got to go back to the gym, start working in the gym a little bit, getting myself back healthier, stronger.
"Like I said, I got lazy over the last couple years.
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"I been drinking them cold beers and having a good time riding around on my tractor, fishing, you know what I mean? Just goofing off.
"Like I said, I really ain’t put the time in, and now after my third tournament of being out here, or this being my third tournament of being out here.
"I’m kind of looking back, all right, this is what I’ve got to do in the offseason to get myself ready for next year."
Weekley recently finished 53rd at the Pure Insurance Group tournament at the Pebble Beach Golf Links.
During the height of his career, he won the Verizon Heritage tournament in 2007 and 2008.
He then won the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in 2013.