Two minutes with ... Joey Sindelar

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Joey Sindelar has not won on the Champions Tour, but he earned seven PGA TOUR victories.

Want the inside scoop on your favorite Champions Tour players? It only takes two minutes. Champions Tour media official Dave Senko sat down with several players for quick question-and-answer sessions that will appear on PGATOUR.COM this month. Here's Senko's session with Joey Sindelar:

DS: What's your favorite TV show?
JS: Weather Channel, Syracuse basketball and football and Ohio State football

Tidbits on Sindelar

Childhood friend of fellow Champions Tour player Mike Hulbert. As an 18-year-old in 1976, teamed with Hulbert to defeat newly appointed Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim and his partner to win the CC of Ithaca best-ball event. Struck up a lasting friendship with Boeheim and remains a huge SU fan. Son Jamie plays golf at Ohio State.

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Joey Sindelar's player page
Statistics: 2009
Results: 2009

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DS: Outside of golf, what sport do you enjoy watching on TV?
JS: Syracuse basketball and football, Ohio State football

DS: Do you own an iPod: If so, what type of music do you enjoy listening to?
JS: Yes. It used to be classic rock only but we had a new neighbor move in a few years ago (former San Francisco Giant Kirt Manwaring) and he and his family loved country music. We used to laugh at the songs, now they're my favorite. I enjoy people like Brad Paisley, Montgomery Gentry, Brooks and Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill. I also enjoy Pink Floyd, Styx, Boston, Neil Young, Alanis Morissette, Kid Rock and Taylor Swift among others.

DS: Favorite team as a kid and did you have a favorite player?
JS: The Joe Namath New York Jets and the Walt Frazier New York Knicks. Who could ask for more!

DS: Bookmarks...what sites do you look at every day on your computer?
JS: Syracuse.com, weather.com and PGA TOUR Links

DS: First job you ever had?
JS: I worked doing roofing and siding with my dad to help pay for the golf trips with Mike Hulbert. My dad delivered mail but this was a second job.

DS: What's your favorite meal?
JS: A medium rare New York strip or porterhouse (Pittsburgh style), a side of spaghetti, salad and bread.

DS: When I'm on Tour, I never miss these restaurants ...
JS: Trattoria Romana in Boca Raton, Harry's Café and Steak House in New York, Tollgate Steakhouse in Mamaroneck, Rafter's Steakhouse in Milwaukee and Tramonti in Delray Beach.

DS: One talent I'd most love to have ...
JS: Play the piano

DS: Favorite athlete in another sport?
JS: Peyton Manning

DS: Do you have an all-time favorite movie?
JS: Legends of the Fall, Terminator 2, The American President, Dumb & Dumber, The Fifth Element.

DS: My wife would say my worst habit is ...
JS: Procrastination!

DS: One course I've never played that I'd love to play is ...
JS: St. Andrews

DS: My most memorable vacation was going to ...
JS: New York City with my wife for a year-end and anniversary trip.

DS: I'd most like to sit down for a discussion with ...
JS: I kind of prefer the quiet of being on the bass boat.

DS: My most memorable shot was ...
JS: My hole-in-one at No. 14 at En-Joie in the final round at the 1985 B.C. Open. I went from 1 down to 2 up when Mike Reid made a bogey and went on to win. I always tell people there were 2,000 people there but 20,000 people said they saw it!

DS: I currently drive a ...
JS: A Suburban, but I want a BMW 760 Li real bad!

DS: The first concert I ever attended was ...
JS: Kansas when I was in college at Ohio State

DS: Do you have a favorite charity you support?
JS: A mixture of them.

DS: Does your cell phone have a special ring?
JS: No, I'm old fashioned.

DS: If I'm not playing golf, I enjoy ...
JS: Watching our boys play sports, watching Syracuse and Ohio State football and basketball and fishing on Keuka Lake

DS: My bucket list ...
JS: After suffering a pulmonary embolism at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship this year, this is a timely question. I guess my answer would be that I'd like to reflect on what happened and try to really enjoy what is ahead.