The Next Tiger Woods

By Minhaj Gumma, News Editor

Golf phenomenon Elyse Kim made it to the third round and placed second overall in league. Kim has been practicing golf every day for two hours, for the last eight years. After transferring from Troy High School, Kim joined Kennedy High as a junior at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year. Because of her talent in the sport, she is now a member of Kennedy High’s varsity girls golf team.

“We’re really proud of her for representing our school. She’s a transfer who played on a state championship team last year. She proved herself to be one of the best golfers in southern California,” coach Christopher Pascal said.

Despite finishing in the top 36 in the southern section, Kim hopes to immediate her goals and aspirations.

“I expected myself to get first in the league, so now my goal next year is to become first,” Kim said. “League was really fun. It wasn’t as competitive as I imagined, but I know I performed my best.”

Kim has her eye on the University of Illinois, a top-notch school with an excellent golf team. She hopes to pursue golf professionally. Outside of the school’s golf team, Kim also participates in a club team that allows her to travel to various places. Because of this Kim is frequently absent from school in order for her to attend these tournaments.

“I have a passion for golf. Since I started very young, it drives me to continue to become better. My goal is to receive a scholarship for all of my hard work,” Kim said.

Kim has an extremely bright future ahead of her, as she’s truly shown her amazing efforts that have led to amazing things. Kim has a lot of talent in and outside the classroom that she’ll be able to enforce through her intelligence and dedication to golf.