John The Builder – WhereAbouts | Steel City, PA

WhereAbouts | Steel City True to the character of the Steel City, Oakmont Country Club is one of the toughest tests in championship golf. We traveled to the site of the 116th U.S. Open to meet the people who live and breathe the game and are proud to call Pittsburgh home. These are their stories. Experience all of WhereAbouts | Steel City, PA – http://goo.gl/jqXHjk | CHAPTER ONE | John the Builder "I grew up using my hands, helping my old man and my grandfather build houses and sheds. I played pro football, and came home from a game to find our coffee table broken, so I tried to fix it. It ended up being really cool and people started asking, 'Hey, can you build this for me?'" - Team Titleist Member John Malecki From Hard Hits to Handmade Pittsburgh-native John Malecki played high school, college and professional football in the city where he grew up. After he hung up his shoulder pads and cleats for good, he turned a passion into a career: custom furniture design and fabrication. Like many people from Pittsburgh, Malecki takes pride in using his hands to forge inanimate materials like metal and wood into surfaces and structures that will last a lifetime. And when he needs to escape the grind, John heads to the golf course. The camaraderie John experienced in the locker room is now found in the memories made with friends and family on the fairways and greens of Pittsburgh. "Golf is a release and an escape. I'm still able to go compete with myself and my buddies and really have a blast. I take it very seriously because it?s ingrained in me. It?s a sport." ABOUT TITLEIST : The Titleist golf ball embodies product performance and quality excellence and is the unequivocal #1 ball in golf, as it has been for more than 67 years and counting. Titleist golf clubs have also earned broad acceptance with tour professionals, club professionals and competitive amateurs worldwide through an unwavering commitment to performance, quality excellence and fitting. Superior performance and quality, pluralistic pyramid of influence validation, product innovation and technological advancements result in the global recognition of Titleist as Golf's Symbol of Excellence. JOIN TEAM TITLEIST: http://goo.gl/tM87LJ VISIT TITLEIST WEBSITE: http://goo.gl/AhvJqx FOLLOW TITLEIST ON TWITTER: https://goo.gl/FAmyLP FOLLOW TITLEIST ON INSTAGRAM: https://goo.gl/jCVntX FOLLOW TITLEIST ON FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/CyhlUz JOIN TEAM TITLEIST: http://goo.gl/tM87LJ VISIT TITLEIST WEBSITE: http://goo.gl/AhvJqx FOLLOW TITLEIST ON TWITTER: https://goo.gl/FAmyLP FOLLOW TITLEIST ON INSTAGRAM: https://goo.gl/jCVntX FOLLOW TITLEIST ON FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/CyhlUz