FRONT
NINE THE
JOHN HOOK
TO HOOK OR TO SLICE?
When on the course with Fox 10 News anchorman there is only one answer!
By Mark Nothaft
anchorman John Hook of Phoenix takes solace with a 7-iron on the verdant fairways of the Valley. “When I’m playing golf, very little
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else enters my mind,” Hook tells AZ Golf Insider while preparing for his nightly newscast with co-host Kari Lake. “It’s the ultimate escape.” Yes, the Emmy Award-winning, five-
time Associated Press Anchor of the Year and author of Who Killed Bob Crane? recently celebrated his 25th
anniversary
with FOX 10. He’s seen it all, including the fall of Gov. Fife Symington and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Arizona Cardinals making the Super Bowl, UFOs buzzing the Valley and Tiger Woods dropping an ace at No. 16 at TPC Scottsdale. When Hook isn’t chasing a story
or his twin boys and daughter with wife Gina, you might find him working the greens at Ancala Country Club in Scottsdale and other favorite haunts. And Hook has had some big moments in the game, too, like a few years back when he was treated to a round at Augusta National, where he celebrated his dad’s 90th
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1 AZ GOLF INSIDER: Are there parallels between your golf game and being a
newscaster?
JOHN HOOK: Both require focus. To play well and to do this job well, you have to be in the “moment.” The minute your mind wonders to something ahead in the round or a shot you mishit, you’ll invariably lose a shot here and there. It adds up quickly as all golfers know. The same in broadcasting. You have to be fully present in the moment.
2 How old were you when you picked up your first golf club, and who was
instrumental in that decision?
I was 9. My dad introduced me to the game. We would go to the
Stanford driving range, where I later worked in high school. He’s 94 and still playing. He’s a lefty, so on the range, he would face me and it was a mirror image. I just wish I had his tempo! Smooth. He’s an athlete.
3 Tell us about John Hook’s golf bag — the brands, the clubs, what ball
you play and what is your go-to club
when you need a really good shot? I’m playing Callaway Apex irons, Titleist 56- and 60-degree wedges, driver is a Ping G-300, 3-wood is a TaylorMade, hybrid is a 19-degree Callaway. I play a Bridgestone golf ball. The best club in my bag is without a doubt the putter. Putting is really my thing and by far
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