Aaron Young started playing golf with Tiger Woods. Granted it was on a video game, but according to Young it was the game that sparked his interest in the sport.
Soon Young wrapped his hands around a golf club and hit piles of balls in a backyard field near the Stillwater River.
“I had hit a couple of balls before, but never really played,” said Young of his signing up for golf as a freshman at Flathead High School. With a little help from coaches and a lot of practice, his love for the game flourished.
“I got a job at Village Greens so I could play whenever I wanted,” said Young.
After a breakout game his sophomore year, Young was hooked. “I shot a 77,” Young said. “It couldn’t have been any better for me at that time.”
Now a senior at Glacier High School, Young is teeing off for a second time at state this week.
“It’s a goal to try and get a top-five finish at state,” said Young. “And a state championship for the team.”
“You have to get in the right mental mindset for 36 holes under a lot of pressure,” Young added.
He hopes to earn a golf scholarship and eventually have a career in something golf related like course management.