Golf is a sport that has been played for many years and will continue to be played for many more. Pahrump Valley High School is a small high school in Nevada that offers many sports opportunities, but today we will focus on their boys’ golf team. The boy golf team has won several titles in recent years and plans on winning many more. Many boys are on the team, but not all go to every event or tournament. To attend a tournament, the boys play a 9-hole game, and the top six players get to play in the tournament and represent their team.
Anyone can join the boy’s golf team, but not everyone can play. The team practices every week from Monday to Thursday at Mountain Falls Golf Course from 3-5 pm. Golf is a sport that you can start playing at any time. For instance, Cayden Cowley, a PVHS golf member,states he “started playing golf in 6th grade and has played since his sophomore year.” Stephen Geoffroy started playing golf in his freshman year and has continued playing into his sophomore year. Golf is a sport that can be picked up and played at any time, but it is not guaranteed that you will be good at it from the start. Golf may require time and practice to reach the point where you can go to and win a tournament for your team or yourself. Golfers from the team have mentioned that one of the challenges of golf is consistently hitting the ball straight to the point where you are trying to hit the ball. It takes time, repetition, and precision to get it right. After asking member Geoffroy about the team, he stated “The team is almost like a family, and instead of telling someone they are doing something wrong, they help them improve themselves and help them with what they are struggling with.”
Golf is an excellent sport for people to try, even if they are into other sports. You can play golf in the season and off-season, alone or with a team, or just with friends, anytime during the year. Coaches in golf can always help you improve your play and your thinking. The coaches at PVHS, as stated by Geoffroy, are “nice, super helpful, experienced, and will help you improve no matter what.”
Golf is a sport played by people of all ages. It is a sport that can be played anytime, with a team or without, alone or with friends. Although it can be challenging and frustrating, not everyone is good at it from the start. It takes practice and the right mindset to get better. However, it’s always good to try, and you never know, you might like it and want to start playing golf. Therefore, I encourage anyone reading this to attend a practice and ask members and coaches to try it out because you never know what might happen and what you might achieve.
