Friday, June 12, for the first collegiate golf course in the nation to be managed by the PGA TOUR, believes for the sport's continued growth more must be done to reach out to underrepresented populations. The course is scheduled to be completed by spring of 2000. By teaching them the game, both hope to stimulate more interest in these underrepresented populations and cultivate that interest by providing them with career opportunities and a better appreciation for the sport. So by having this opportunity, at least we can remove one of those barriers that has been at the forefront in dealing with our young people. They believe the academy will ensure that they will have this opportunity.
Golf is a very mental game.
All those are part of golf, but they're also important in life. Aside from the on-going academic component and golf instruction, role models will be important in cultivating an interest in the game. Just as Sifford, Rhodes and Elder played important roles in Woods' development, so too will Switzer and McGowan as we well as others in the participants' respective communities. The role of trailblazer is a familiar one for Switzer, who as a member of the Wildcat football team was one of the first black scholarship athletes to play varsity sports at K-State. It is a role he continues to fill, though his gridiron days are long behind him.