Eat, Sleep, Golf, Repeat

Sydney Hernandez Staff Writer

We all know that the common goal of golf is to get the ball into the hole with the fewest hits possible. It can also be known as a club-and-ball sport. Golf is known throughout the world and is played in many places. Many famous golfers, including Tiger Woods, Rory Mcllroy, and Rickie Fowler, participate in world golf tours. Marietta athletes train to reach the level of these world-renowned athletes. There are many different types of events these athletes go to.

Tournaments consist of players participating either individually or in teams using a variety of scoring systems and tee time arrangements. This is slightly similar to matches.

Matches are a competition where each hole is played hole-by-hole and is won by the golfer with the best score on that particular hole.

“I love going to practice and golf tournaments because it gives me time to myself and relaxes me. Playing with this team advances my skills and gives me the opportunity to hang out with my friends as well,” Charlotte Sundvik (9) said.

The team travels to many different courses. Some include the City Club Marietta and the Marietta Country Club. When traveling to these places, the team dresses in matching Lululemon skirts, shorts, and tops.

Ethan Herndon is a sophomore on the golf team. He started playing golf around the age of eight.

“My dad taught me how to play, and I ended up being pretty good at it, so I just ended up continuing to play,” Ethan Herndon (10) said.

Herndon continues to grow his skills and wants to continue playing golf. He explained the many opportunities he could receive by playing golf.

“In other sports, once you get to a certain age, you usually have to stop playing, but with golf, I can continue playing and gain many different career opportunities,” Herndon said.

Herndon usually tries to get a decent amount of sleep, get there an hour early, warm up, and stretch.

“I don’t see [golf] as a lot of pressure. That’s the problem I had coming into my freshman year. My advice would be to keep it simple and not stress over little things,” Herndon said.

Herndon wishes to continue playing for the rest of his high school career.

Katherine Sundvik is a senior at Marietta High and plays on the Varsity Golf team. Katherine started her freshman year of high school and has enjoyed it thus far. She sees golf as a very relaxing sport and enjoys spending time with some of her best friends.

“Sometimes, I listen to music with my friends. After that, I usually start warming up and shaking off my nerves,” Sundvik (12) said.

Sundvik values the time she has had on the golf team and being able to play with her friends throughout her four years. Sundvik hopes that in the coming years she will be able to help the team and advise them on how to make it through.

“I think the advice I could give to the upcoming golf players is just to stick with it because you must be patient, and the skills come over time,” Sundvik said.

Sundvik has enjoyed her four years on the team and looks forward to growing as a student-athlete in college.