Personal Narrative: A Day At The US Open

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At the time I was thirteen years old, and in a very unfamiliar place. I was at the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. I had never held a golf club, never hit a golf ball, and never had watched golf all of my life. But, here I was at the Sunday of a U.S. Open. I was quickly intrigued with everything in golf, from that day forward. Getting to see legends of the game, such as Tiger Woods, and getting a fist pump from him, drew me into the game. At first it was and interest. I got some old rusty clubs out of my basement and started hitting that little white golf ball around my back yard. Sure, I wanted to play golf, but evolved more into just playing golf. I soon became obsessed with all things golf. The swing, the courses,

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