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Dear Editor,                                                                                            May 15, 2000

Golf is a sport of both beauty and challenge. Starting golf at an early age is a key to playing good. It could mean the difference of winning a tournament to or being off in the woods searching for your ball. The earlier age a child gets interested in golf, the better chance he will play better.

Tiger Woods, a professional golfer started at such an early age than others, now he is the #1 ranked golfer in the world. Me, myself started at the age of fourteen, which is a good yet relatively late age to start. I love golf, but wished I would have started playing at an earlier age. Golf could be taught to a person at any age by means of observing or swing the club. Although golf can be difficult by some, starting early and practicing will make all the difference. I once was at the driving range and overheard a man say it was his first time swinging a club that day and he had hopes of winning a large country club tournament.

If you have a young child, let him or her try golf out by going to the driving range, course, or even in your own backyard. If your interested, go head, and give golf a go, (just don’t expect to beat Tiger Woods your first time out.) Golf is a challenging sport that takes years of practice to be good at. The other good part about being a junior golfer is the junior and student discounts, (No, my parents will not pay for golf, I’ve tried.) Although I cant promise you’ll end up on the fairway I can promise you’ll have fun.