Golf allows me to pursue perfection, all while building a community

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"The aspect of golf that lured me in growing up was the sense of opportunity. There's always a chance of teeing up and making something magical happen — whether it's breaking a personal record or potentially making a hole-in-one. The pursuit of perfection.

I started playing when I was about 13 when my parents enrolled me in a junior golf camp at the local public course. From that moment, my life has been pretty much devoted to the game. I worked my way up from cleaning golf carts and picking up the balls on the driving range, to working in the golf shop and giving swing lessons until I decided to pursue journalism".