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Vanderbilt's John Augenstein 'energized' to turn pro, forego final semester

Back in 2013, during Scott Limbaugh’s first full summer as Vanderbilt’s head coach, Limbaugh and then-assistant Dusty Smith made a recruiting trip to a junior tournament in Lexington, Kentucky. They had a few players on their radar, so when they arrived, they split up. Limbaugh eventually caught up to a group that included a little Kentuckian from Owensboro, barely over 5 feet tall and 100 pounds soaking wet. The kid had been sitting on a seat attached to his pushcart, waiting out a backup on a par 3, when he got up, pulled an iron from his bag and flagged one.