2011年3月25日星期五

North Kit sap’s Troy improves his golf game by travelling

North Kit sap’s Troy improves his golf game by travelling

The North Kitsap senior had just come off the course after shooting a 1-under 35, and he didn't look like he was in any hurry to leave."When I'm out there I feel so relaxed and away from the world," he said. "I'm just alone in my passion. It's something I like to do. I just love everything about it."He didn't fall in love with golf until he was 13, which is when he started hitting balls and hanging around the putting green until it got dark."I used to just dink around with it," he said. "I hit a few shots at the range every summer, but nothing serious. I played baseball and junior golf tournaments basketball, but I was never really that good. I wanted to find another sport I was actually good at. My dad said, 'Why don't you try golf seriously?'"Means turned out to be a bit of a natural. He went from shooting high 90s to the mid-80s in the summer after eighth grade. He broke 80 in September of that year, and kept going lower and lower. About 18 months after getting serious about it, he was scoring in the 70s at the Kitsap Golf & Country Club. His said his game improved dramatically, mainly in the short-game area, and his handicap dropped from a 6 to a 2. Looking back, he questions if it was worth the "ridiculous The Contract Of Golf Professionals Is Under Discussion amount of money," his parents spent to send him to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean."It was like $50, 000," he said. "I mean, it was a good experience but it would have been cheaper to work with a coach here.” The Means are originally from southern California and wanted to move back. Mike and Troy made the move, but returned from California in the summer because Corrine couldn't find a teaching job down south."It would have been nice to stay at one school, to stay with friends," Troy said. "But I had a good time at each of my schools. It was a lot of fun in California, a lot of fun at Central Kitsap and I'm having a lot of fun at North. It's nice to meet new people."


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