Professional Golfer, Former Naval Officer Visits Uss Chung - Hoon

BILLY HURLEY IS ONE OF THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS PLAYING AT THIS YEAR’S SONY OPEN TOURNAMENT IN HONOLULU, HAWAII. HE’S ALSO A FORMER NAVAL OFFICER AND SERVED ON BOARD THE USS CHUNG HOON, WHOSE HOME PORT IS NEARBY PEARL HARBOR. WHILE IN HAWAII, HE PAID A VISIT TO HIS OLD SHIP. “IT’S AWESOME TO COME BACK, AND THE SHIP LOOKS GREAT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE CREW'S DOING GREAT STUFF, EVERYBODY'S REALLY DOING WELL, MORALE SEEMS HIGH. I MISS THE NAVY, I LOVE THE NAVY, AND IT’S FUN TO COME LIVE IT AGAIN.” HURLEY TOOK A TOUR OF THE DESTROYER AND MET WITH THE SHIP’S CREW. HE SAID HIS TIME IN THE NAVY HAS HELPED WITH HIS GOLF CAREER. “THE NAVAL ACADEMY AND THE NAVY TAUGHT ME A LOT OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND TIME MANAGEMENT, AND THOSE ARE THE TWO SKILLS I USE A LOT AS A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER, YOU KNOW. THERE’S LOTS OF DEMANDS ON OUR TIME, KIND OF BALANCING THAT STUFF, THE NAVY TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT. AND THEN DETERMINATION, GRINDING IT OUT, I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THAT FROM THE NAVAL ACADEMY AND THE NAVY.” HURLEY SERVED AS FIRST LIEUTENANT ON THE CHUNG HOON FROM 2007 TO 2009. HE LEFT ACTIVE DUTY AND STARTED PLAYING PRO GOLF FULL TIME. HE EARNED HIS PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION CARD IN 2011 AND PLAYED IN HIS FIRST SONY OPEN IN 2012. TECH SERGEANT MICHAEL JACKSON, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII.