At every level throughout his career Brett Drewitt has stepped up and achieved.

"I was never the best junior at the beginning but I got there," he says.

"I started at the bottom of the amateur ranks, too, but I eventually got to be the number one in Australia.

"And it’s been the same in Professional golf. You have to start at the bottom and work your way up and I feel like I’m doing that."

Drewitt, who turned professional in October last year, spent 2014 playing all 12 events on the fledgeling PGA TOUR China and it’s a decision that has paid dividends for the 24-year-old.

He posted six top 10’s, including a victory, in his 12 starts to finish third on the Order of Merit and be one of five players to earn conditional status on the Web.com Tour.

It was a year that exceeded expectations but Drewitt isn’t fazed by the success.

"I have to say things have happened quicker than I thought they would," he says. "But that’s what we put the hard work in for, to be ready for those things when they do happen.

"To now have the opportunity to play in the US and hopefully achieve what everyone dreams about and get to the PGA TOUR is something I’m really excited about."
It’s been quite a journey for Drewitt who was born in Taree on the NSW mid north coast but moved inland to Inverell at the age of seven.

A promising cricketer in his younger years he had to decide between the willow or the clubs at the age of 16 and chose golf.

"I got a scholarship to play pennant for Long Reef in Sydney so every weekend Dad and I would make the trip down and back," he says.

"It was a nice little 7 ½ hour drive there and back every week but my golf really started to improve over that time and I started to play some junior tournaments and eventually got into the Golf Australia squad in 2011.

"I had some good results in 2011 and 2012 but 2013 wasn’t such a good year for me and I decided to turn Professional in October because I felt like I needed a change.

"It was a bit of a relief to make the decision and I immediately started playing better. My first event was the WA PGA and I finished 10th which was a boost for my confidence."

Drewitt carried the good form into 2014 finishing one shot out of a playoff at the Oates Victorian Open in February before heading to China and winning the third event of the schedule, the Wuhan Open, in a playoff

"When I saw that ball go in the hole and I knew I had won it was the most amazing feeling," he said.

"The emotions just pour out of you because it’s such a big achievement. It really is dream come true stuff and it changed everything for me.

"Most importantly it meant I was financially secure for the rest of the year and I knew then I could afford to play all of the events which wasn’t the case at the start of the year."

Drewitt believes the financial imperative was likely a help to his game though it wasn’t a focus at the time.

"I’ve always tended to play well when I’ve needed to and that’s what happened this year," he says.

"I didn’t go out every week thinking about it but it played out that way for me. I just focussed on trying to win tournaments each week and the rest sort of took care of itself."

Drewitt, who was also honoured by being named the PGA TOURA China International player of the year, will now head to the Web.com Tour’s Q-School to try to improve his ranking and earn as many starts as possible.

"I’d like to keep the progression going and have a good year in America in 2015 and hopefully get to the PGA TOUR in 2016," he says.

"It’d be great to have three wins and earn that promotion straight away but my goal for the year really is to finish in the top 25 on the money list at the end of the year.

"If I can do that it will be another successful year."

And a continuation of the pattern that has been the hallmark of his career so far.

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