Personal Narrative: A Golf Short Story

I had to be a main part in the biggest stage of the game was very challenging, and hard to overcome, especially caddying for one of the greatest caddy of all time. I was shocked, I usually do not face much stress in my life, but this moment gave me a rush of fear that cannot be explained. I am not a nervous person, I could handle most pressure given to me. On the other hand when I was but in a situation working with pro golfers i felt edgy to the subject.

Long, long ago, my sister and I were playing down in the basement. I was riding my bike and my sister was playing. I was tired of playing downstairs, so I went upstairs. I saw my mom cooking, and I went to play with my toys. My sister came up and played in her room.

Regardless of what other pro athletes view on the game are, golf is a very competitive and highly paid sport. Tournaments are held at different times of the year in different parts of the world by hundreds of pro golfers. These tournaments can have prize money of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

I believe that golf teaches people life lessons. Golf has life lessons on every tee box, fairway, bunker, green, and hole. Every hole is different golfers must keep their cool in order to perform well consistently. Golfers will have good shots and they have bad shots but like my mom says to me, “Do not let one bad shot affect your entire hole.” Similar to life, golf has ups and downs. In life and golf if the golfer put away what just happened he or she will be back on track to be happy in life or get a good score on the hole. Bobby Jones, a historical golfer said, “Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies.”

It just always seemed like something that I had to do. Ever since I was ten years old I’ve been playing, practicing, and talking about golf. I always have had a love for the game, but I never really thought about how stressful and painful it made my life. Even at ten I thought my future had already been planned for me. I was already thinking of life as a professional golfer. I was certain that I would go play golf for a big college, and instant fame would soon follow. It wasn’t until the last couple of years that life has changed for me.

Once, a very long time ago, Vincent Van Gogh was said to have drunk yellow paint, hoping to gain happiness. Three years ago, I joined my school’s golf team for the same reason. I found myself isolated at school, realizing that I was pushing school work over my social life during my sophomore year. It was when I desperately struggled to surround myself with positivity that I found myself at the Santa Teresa Golf Course. The first few practices at a sport I had never touched was more upsetting than enjoyable. Unexpectedly, golf requires a mentality where the confidence to overcome obstacles is essential to successive progression in the sport. Being compared to my older sister at home, and then struggling to fit in at school, made self-doubt a

The one thing I buy regardless of cost is to visit the Masters golf tournament at Augusta, Georgia. The first reason is I enjoy the history. I hear about legends like Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player. I listen to Jack Nicolas’s best round. The second reason is the beautiful scenery. I like seeing the beautiful trees and flowers overlooking the golf course. I like seeing the gorgeous greens. Next, I would want to see the opening tee shot. It’s a tradition for many years. The starters are very famous and they won the Masters many times. Another reason is to see Tiger Woods. I enjoy seeing him because he’s very famous. He has won this tournament five times. His first Masters win was in 1997. Additionally, the tournament is in April. April is when

In the past, before I started competitive golf I had a small group of friends. Being introduced to competitive golf allowed me to develop more friendships that I would not have had if I did not compete. Because I started high school golf I’ve developed many relationships that will last past high school many with a lot of my teammates, my future teammates and also with the girls I have been able to play with in my past tournaments. As a result to starting competitive golf, it introduced me to many different people that I would have never met if I did not compete. Some of the people we connected through social media and still keep up with each other today.

It has been a while since we have all been together and I was wondering when would be a good time and a place to meet. After reading some of the e mails from earlier this summer about Peter Sparrow's passing there comes a time to give him a good Irish Wake. I'm not sure if he is Irish, but what the hell he would probably join in if he was here.

Arnold Palmer once said, “Golf is deceptively simple yet endlessly complicated.” This statement describes one of the most historical sports perfectly. Due to the tricky yet relaxed nature of golf it is enjoyed by men and women of all ages and skill level. Over the past centuries, golf has developed from a predominantly European sport to becoming the 7th most popular sport in America (sporteology.com).

Last year, was when I transferred from another school and I thought I would have a rough time fitting in. So I decided to join the golf team and ended up making the varsity team. Golf is an activity that makes me feel like I belong to a group where we do something we all love to do. When I’m on the course and begin to swing the club, gives me a good feeling and a place to relieve stress. Also, I have made a lot of friends. You feel like family. All of the girls on the team got along so well and I knew that coming to Burlington Central was a decision I wouldn't regret. Then for my sophomore year I applied for Peer jury it’s one of the most entertaining activities to do within the school. I learn a lot of things to become a better me and try

From a young age, I have always been involved with golf. My father is an avid golf player and would always take me out to the course with him. My seventh grade year was when I took golf more seriously and competed with the high school golf team. Competing with people who had more experience than I did gave me a motive to start practicing more and striving for better. During my eighth grade year, I had been able to place first in a few matches, beating players I had competed against the year before. As I entered high school, I realized that I could now qualify to go to European championships and compete with other golfers from around Europe. The championship lasted two days and the weather was always cold and raining. Golfers traveled from

Everyone has their thing, something they love to do and pour hours of their time into, but love every second of it. Some find it immediately, some never are lucky enough to discover what it might have been for them. For me, I didn’t find i immediately, however I am positive I have found it.

Walking down the fairway of the 18th hole at Stonehenge, Jonathan's mind is at peace. He hears the birds chirping, the spectators talking, and the leaves blowing. He isn’t even thinking about the shot he was going to have to hit. He knows his only chance to win is to not anticipate and to just relax. He is currently tied for the lead in a huge high school tournament. This tournament is huge chance for him to get colleges to notice him. Ever since Jonathan was eight years old, his dream was to play college golf for a division one school. As he thinks about this, the nerves slowly start to come back.

Too start off this great story, I got up in the morning of a sunny and bright day at the beach. I was at my Aunt Lorraine's and she was like "Shadee, do you want to do something crazy."