Ladner's Charles Thompson had his introduction to golf last summer, and it fast-tracked him to the 2012 BC Summer Games now in full swing at Surrey's Hazelmere Golf & Tennis Club.
"My highest achievement is making the Summer Games," said Thompson.
Daily practice and a twice-weekly workout sessions were, he feels, the keys to his success.
Coach Niel Bidewell is credited with improving Thompson's technique. The results were evident when Thompson shot a 79 in Squamish, which qualified him to represent Fraser River-Delta (Zone 4) in the Games.
Apart from playing golf for fun, making friends on the course has been a bonus which has opened up assorted key avenues for this new golfer's future.
As for his Summer Games experience, he said, "I will play the best I can".
Whatever his final score card reads, Thompson intends to keep on swinging to improve his game.
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by Daya Karunita Wimalasuriya
(BC Summer Games)