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Originally Posted by vintageogauge
Many children across the globe are great beginner golfers, then they get into high school where many of them are excellent, then they get into college where a few of them excel, then they try to go pro and for most that is where it ends. Our son, who is no longer with us, at age 11 entered his first league tournament and won his age group, he then played against the winners of the age 10, 12, and 14 and became the grand champion beating them all. He did not play in high school as his first love was soccer in which he also excelled. He continued to play golf almost daily living on a country club course until the end. Golf is a great individual sport, maybe the greatest and I really enjoy watching the little ones play and learn the game such as your grandson. Thank you for the video.
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That happens in pretty much every sport. As they move up in levels the competitions gets stronger.
I had a friend who excelled in four sports. He was the running back for one of the largest high schools in the country. He also pitched and batted over .500 in high school and was the captain of the basketball and hockey team. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs and spent several years being jockeyed back and forth between the minors and majors. What he found put was that almost everyone at the major league level had a similar background. After being the best at everything for his whole life now he was just another player. Those that go to the top of their sport are the best of the best.
My friend was also an excellent golfer and won his city championship a few times.
I was a decent golfer myself but when I went up against mini tour and future PGA tour players I could not compete. I would play my absolute best and get beaten, at times, by 5-8 shots.
It's one thing to be very good but it's another to be the best of the best.