28 Nov Vanderbilt University Collegiate Golfer
“The BGA was really important to me growing up as a junior golfer. I was able to build relationships with many different kids from all over the state, many of whom I still keep in contact with. It exposed me to a variety of nice golf courses in the state and allowed me to compete to win. I think the biggest thing that the BGA had to offer for me was that it taught me to win. I was fortunate enough to have won many of their events and it gave me the self belief that I was capable of achieving bigger things outside the BGA. I think the people and players who have been part of this organization over the years have successfully been able to make it a crucial step as a developing golfer in the Birmingham area. To me, the BGA will always be remembered as the organization where I made a lot of new friends, where I played my first tournament in, where I learned how to win, where I first started shooting low scores (shot my first 18-hole sub-70 round of 66 at Old Overton age 12-13) in a tournament, and an organization that I can comfortably say has had an impact on what I’ve gone on to do later into high school and now into college.”
– Patrick Martin