Michigan Golf Journal October 2021

Conquering Autism: Troy Athens Senior Led Team to Undefeated Season By Tom Lang I have been around high school and Junior golfers for almost 30 years, watching and reporting on their joys and their struggles, their victories and their heartache. And I must honestly say, one of the most inspirational young men I have met in those three decades was the last high school golfer I got to know this summer. He is Bennett Lewis. In many ways Bennett is how a typical, good high school golfer would be viewed. He scores well. He studies the game and makes improvements. He is not typical, however, in that he was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, which is firmly planted on the Autism scale. Bennett recently graduated from Troy Athens, with Summa Michigan Golf Journal Team Leader