Michigan Golf Journal January 2019

Guest Column Guest Column: PLYMOUTH HIGH GOLF COACH DAN YOUNG She took my hand and ƐƋƵĞĞnjĞĚ ŝƚ͘ ͞zŽƵ ƐŽůĚ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ƐŚŽƌƚ͘ zŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ͛ǀĞ been more than a teacher and Ă ĐŽĂĐŚ͘͟ / ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƋƵĞĞnjĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĂŝĚ ͞>ŝƐƚĞŶ ƚŽ ŵĞ͕ ^ĂǀĂŶŶĂŚ͘ dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ŶŽ ǁŽƌĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ language I revere more than ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ͘ EŽŶĞ͘ DLJ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƐŝŶŐƐ ǁŚĞŶ Ă ŬŝĚ ƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĞ ĂƐ ŚŝƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ŚĂƐ͘ /͛ǀĞ ŚŽŶŽƌĞĚ ŵLJƐĞůĨ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŽĨ ŵĂŶ ďLJ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ͘͟ ;Ɖ͘ ϱϱϳͿ͘ Pat Conroy The Prince of Tides My father gave me this ƋƵŽƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ / ŐŽƚ ŵLJ ĮƌƐƚ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ũŽď Ăƚ WŝŽŶĞĞƌ Middle School in Plymouth ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ϵϬ͛Ɛ͘ ,Ğ ĨƌĂŵĞĚ ŝƚ ĨŽƌ ŵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŶŽǁ ŚĂŶŐƐ ŝŶ ŵLJ ŽĸĐĞ ĂƐ / ƐƚĂƌƚ ŵLJ ŶĞǁ ũŽď ĂƐ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ D ; ĂƐŬĞƚďĂůů ŽĂĐŚĞƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶͿ͘ ǀĞƌLJ ƟŵĞ / ůŽŽŬ Ăƚ ŝƚ / ƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ŚŽǁ ůƵĐŬLJ /͛ǀĞ ďĞĞŶ͘ / ŽŌĞŶ ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ I’ve had the opportunity to meet and learn from in this ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ &Žƌ ŵĞ͕ ďĞŝŶŐ involved in basketball and golf has turned out to be a ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŵLJ ůŝĨĞ͘ ĂƐŬĞƚďĂůů ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ďĞĞŶ ŵLJ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ͕ but coaching golf these past years at Plymouth High School has been equally rewarding ͘ /Ĩ