I am 22, have been playing since i was 5 years old. I have grown up at the golf course, lived a few doors away from the pro and would get picked up at 6am and taken to the course for the day as "day care" the pro was my uncle's best friend (uncle passed a year before i was born) he took care of me until my uncle's friend who was a teacher moved two more doors down who really taught me the game. That game has taught me more life lessons than anything else. I have made my best friends out on that course. I played in highschool, going to state 3 years in a row, coming close to winning but always falling short. I went to college to play golf, D2 due to not playing well my senior year in highschool, got to college to see golf wasnt the same on that level, the coaches didnt care, we never had practices and never went to meets. I was disgusted, i decided golfing would just be something i would do to relax. I didnt go out for the team my sophmore year in college, worked instead, golfed everyday like i used to when i worked at the golf course in my home town in highschool. I got really good in highschool, mid to low 70's on par 72's. i would squeeze in a few below par rounds but i worried more about being consistent more than anything. I dont play as much anymore but when the company i work for had a company tournament i teamed up with old warehous buddies (i had moved into the office) and we took the course and shocked all, not saying i carried the team but i definately suprised people who didnt know i had golfed. I love golf so much, its a toss up between golf and my car. Golf was my escape when younger, taught me lessons many kids will never know. gave me determination, the hard work ethic, because we all know golf is no easy task. I still bat around the course on the weekly, average about 5 rounds a week, usually by myself since no one around likes to walk and enjoy the round. shoot a mid 70 which i am happy with, i play more than i practice which i wish i would have more time to practice but not how it goes.
I have since been out of golf for coming up on 2 years in june, due to a really bad injury in my left hand i have no feeling in it. Last year i tried to play but could only play in best shots, i couldnt hit over 25 shots without being in heavy pain. I hope to return next year, i am buying my sticks brand new, from the driver to the tee's, i am so excited to be back on the course.