On Tap with ... Quinn Prchal

Q: How’s it feel to be Ivy League Rookie of the Year for golf?

A: It feels great — played pretty well this year. But most of all, it was awesome for our team to play well yesterday and win the team title. That was a major goal for the year, and it made a lot of people’s years.

Q: How do you pronounce your last name?

A: It’s purr-shall, so I guess you could say it P-e-r-s-h-a-l.

Q: Where are you from?

A: I’m from Glenview, Ill., which is a suburb north of Chicago.

Q: How and when did you get into golf?

A: I started playing when I was in grade school. I played a lot of different sports, and I really wasn’t that big, so a lot of sports just weren’t for me.

Q: Seriously, what happened to the vowels in your last name — where did they go?

A: It’s a common question. I know, the four consonants in a row ... I have trouble with it sometimes.

Q: Do you have any personal rituals while you’re playing, whether they be a night before kind of thing, before a shot or anything like that?

A: Well, I have a routine before I hit shots — I guess probably the most unique thing is whenever I’m putting, I take some practice swings and back off. Then I usually look out at the crowd. You know, just look out at my surroundings, really take everything in before I take my shot.

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Q: Same for chipping, putting, etc.?

A: Yes, there are little different things but the same sort of deal.

Q: What’s your favorite golf movie?

A: Tin Cup.

Q: What was the highest-pressure moment of the season for you?

A: Well, for our team, the biggest tournament of the year is the Ivy League Championship. It sort of judges our whole season. So I finished early and one of our juniors, Greg Jarmas, was on the course and just having to watch him finish — he played really well — but having no control over the outcome, just sitting up there on the hillside, was really a high-pressure moment.

Q: What was the funniest moment of the season?

A: Some of the funniest moments are the Snapchats sent amongst the team.

Q: What’s your favorite Snapchat you’ve ever gotten?

A: The ones among the team where sometimes we’ll take a picture of somebody and put a caption like, ‘Next up in _______’s wardrobe’ or something like that. We like to judge certain brands of shirts as second tier. Some people really fill their wardrobe with some second-tier shirts.

Q: What’s your favorite Snapchat you’ve ever gotten from me?

A: Hmm … my favorite’s probably the eagle shirt — I’ve seen that a couple times. It always makes me chuckle.

Q: Best Snapchat you’ve ever sent out?

A: I send out few Snapchats ... But I’m a fan of the selfies — I won’t lie. Lot of different facial expressions.

Q; You and I have played basketball before. You’re pretty solid — who wins a pickup game between you and [freshman lacrosse player] Ryan Ambler, and why?

A: You know, people might pick Ambler — he’s my roommate — but I have to say ... I just don’t see the talent there.

Q: Who do you think would have more success: Ambler playing golf or you playing lacrosse?

A: Oh, definitely Ambler playing golf. The whole movement and whatnot is just not really up my alley — and he really is a great overall athlete.

Q: Who hits a drive further — you or Wong?

A: I mean, she might hit it out there pretty far, but I can’t say. It’s a different game for girls.

Q: Who wins an arm wrestling competition — you or Wong?

A: I mean, even after all my countless hours spent in the gym, I’m not sure I would win that one ... Oh my ... These answers could get me in trouble...*

Q: If you didn’t play golf, what sport would you play?

A: I think I’d either play hockey or baseball. I played those when I was growing up. There are some sports I wish I could’ve played too, like I wasn’t allowed to play football growing up.

Q: What’s your favorite sport to watch?

A: I’d say football. I guess I just enjoy it the most.

Q: Which fellow varsity athlete on campus would be the best golfer?

A: That’s a good question. I know I’ve seen a number of baseball and squash guys out there with my teammates, and a lot of them are pretty good. It could be interesting. I know [junior guard] T.J. Bray [of the basketball team] is an avid follower of the Princeton golf Twitter feed, so he might be pretty good.

*Note: In response to Quinn’s answer, Wong stated in a text to Bogle, “... I would definitely win that ... I curl more than him!” Prchal later said, “Yeah — you can just say Alex would win ...”