My deep dive on the KSHSAA rule designed to promote high school golf that is actually driving away the best golfers.
Interviewed a lot of people and spent a lot of time working on this to capture the debate raging in Kansas high school golf right now.
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If all of pro golfers played like Charley Hull.
1. Driver out
2. Moving toward the tee as soon as Hannah Green Strikes it
3. No full practice swings
4. 32 (!!) seconds after Green impacted the ball, Hull hits her drive.
I caught up with @kapauncrusaders grad Sam Stevens this week to reflect on his debut showing at @TheMasters, a memory he'll never forget after a top-25 finish.
What he had to say about what he hopes is just the beginning for him at Augusta National.
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29-year-old Wichita native Sam Stevens is set to make his debut at @TheMasters this week.
But the real story is the cherished memory he is creating, as 4 generations of Wichita's royal golf family experience Augusta National for the first time together.
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Sam Stevens is making his Masters debut this year, and he’s getting to share this experience with his father in a way that few contestants can.
From its early years, the Masters has limited the amount of people inside the ropes. They do it so patrons can have unencumbered views of the action.
A player can only have one additional person (besides their caddie) on the practice area, and no one else inside the ropes on the course.
But Sam’s dad, Charlie, and his grandfather, Johnny, have been Sam’s coaches since he was a kid. Charlie is on the range with Sam this week.
Johnny Stevens is 83 and played in PGA TOUR events against Nicklaus and Palmer and even Sam Snead. Now he gets to see Augusta National up close.
“My dad and my grandpa have been my coaches since I was a kid,” Sam said. “Having watched this event with them for so long, and them getting to be here, that is really special.”
If you throw in Sam’s four boys, there are four generations of Stevens men enjoying this year’s Masters. Only at Augusta.
Gary Woodland speaks on how he's feeling back at Augusta National this week.
"It's a big week for me this week. The fans are very close on the tee boxes. There's a lot going on. There's probably not a safer golf tournament in the world, so I'm happy for that, but it's still a battle in my head if I'm safe or not. That's a tough pill to swallow.
"I'm emotional from the standpoint I know how close I probably was to never being back here, and I'm very proud of myself for earning my way back."