By Bryan Bloodworth
BLOOMINGTON – Nearly 400 golfers, ranging in age from 3 through 22, teed off Tuesday at various courses around the Twin Cities in the 14th edition of the Youth Classic presented by Country Financial.
Among those competing is Bloomington’s Sara Lyman, a recent graduate of University High School who will continue her golf career at Carthage College. Lyman has played in all, but one of the tournaments, and said each experience is unique.
“It’s a real family oriented tournament,” so you don’t feel like you’re playing in a golf tournament,” said Lyman. “You feel like you are playing with friends, old friends you’ve made over the course of the year. Some are from out of the country and some are from across the street.
“We actually have a kid coming from South Africa to play this year, so that’s really exciting. But we get players from all corners of the states and all corners of the world, so that’s really unique too.”
Lyman, who has won three times in various age group tournaments, has simple advice for players in the two-day event.
“Take it one shot at a time to be honest,” she said. “Every day is different and every day the course is going to give you something different to overcome. So it’s just take your time, one shot at a time and just have fun. It’s just golf.”
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