Person of the Week: D.J. Gregory

The PGA Tour gave Gregory his chance to walk every tournament. Each week he shadowed a different player along the course, interviewing them and writing a blog about his experience.

Striving to walk 44 tournaments in 45 weeks, across more than 900 miles, Gregory persevered, defying expectations.

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"His toes overlap," his father said. "So the pressure and all is unbelievable."

Gregory had to put seven or eight Band-Aids on his feet to minimize the blisters and impact from all the walking.

"I'm going to fall; it's just the way it is," Gregory said. "I'm going to do it. So you know what? You get back up, and you learn from your mistakes, and you don't do it again."

Gregory's determination inspired those he came across on the tour.

"How can you see a kid struggle around the golf course, and then you're out there complaining playing golf?" said Kenny Perry, a PGA golfer who developed a bond with Gregory, encouraging him to push forward. "I mean, it just really changed my perspective about my life, and about my golf game and about what I was doing."

On Nov. 9, after 11 months, Gregory completed his year-long mission, walking more for more than 180 rounds, 3,256 holes, and 988 miles.

"I will have achieved my goal -- something I wanted to do," Gregory said. "I'll have achieved my goal."