How I Got Started and How I Feel Now

I got started in golf by my dad. Some family friends were putting their son in a summer golf camp in 2005. They told my dad and he wanted to put me in it. My mom did not like the idea, but said it was fine, and I didn't really care. So in mid to late June, my dad put me in a golf camp at Olympia Hills Golf club with the CTJGA. The person running it was Tim Hartford, my future first coach. I had no clubs except the really old children's driver that my dad had when he was a little boy. When I first arrived I only knew one person, our family friend. So I was a little shy. The first time I hit the ball I was very nervous, but according to the people there I was a natural. The summer went on and I got better each week. That was the beginning of the sport that I now love so much and am very talented at. I am very grateful that my dad put me in golf. If he had not, my life would be totally different. I may not even be as close to God as I am right now. I wasn't thinking that I wanted to go pro when I first started, but now that is all I can ever think about. Golf has taught me to think for myself and not to depend on others. I can't depend on someone else to hit the ball for me or make my ball go perfect. I am going to have some bad days, and some days will be the best I have ever played. You have to keep your confidence up and you spirits high, or you will get in the way of yourself. I love golf because I can make my own decisions, risky or not, and the only person I can blame is myself. I can't wait until I am good enough to go pro. I really want to excel in golf, but the only way i can do that is through my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I have made risky shots that have not worked out; I did not cry though because I knew that it was my decision and it was my idea to try it, nobody else was forcing me to do it. I love the game of golf and I am willing to do anything it takes to go pro like Billy Horschel, Ian Poulter, or even Rory Mcilroy, all of whom I saw at the Valero Texas Open this past weekend.

{Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength}