The UTEP girls’s golf crew began their season in September. A month and 5 tournaments later, rookie participant Atikan Cherdchoo is starting to construct her legacy in girls’s golf.
In her debut season, Cherdchoo turned the crew’s high finisher for the primary time, inserting seventh at The Lady Clerico Tournament, securing the second-best Miner rating on the Red Raider Invitational, and serving to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) obtain eleventh place total on the Golf Iconic Classic.
The first season might be each a difficult and thrilling time, full of recent prospects. Balancing a profession as an athlete throughout freshman yr of school is twice the problem, however for Cherdchoo, this expertise may very well be described in a single phrase: enjoyable.
“I think every tournament is the best experience for me, because I’m just a freshman, so everything is new for me,” Cherdchoo stated.
Being a part of UTEP Golf is a novel expertise for Cherdchoo as the game differs from any others since there aren’t any dwelling video games and the athletes should journey for all their tournaments.
Even although UTEP, El Paso and each event have led to brand-new locations for Cherdchoo, golf has been together with her all alongside.
Influenced by her father, she began taking part in at seven years previous, and the game has been together with her ever since.
“I play golf because my home is near a golf course. It’s just like five minutes to go,” Cherdchoo stated. “So, since I was seven years old, I go with my daddy.”
Transitioning from taking part in golf together with her household to training golf professionally has been a step towards Cherdchoo’s objectives. She got here to UTEP by way of her company and is grateful for the prospect to signify the Miners on the course.
Keeping a transparent thoughts might be exhausting in a sport like golf, the place each sport comes with completely different situations. Cherdchoo is aware of that to realize her goals, she must see each event as a lesson she will apply to raised her sport.
“I should improve my emotions, because in golf when I miss the normal thing … my emotions can be bad. I just want to have fun—that’s my goal for life,” Cherdchoo stated.
As her freshman season continues, Cherdchoo hopes to continue to grow whereas discovering enjoyable each on and off the inexperienced. With her give attention to studying and having enjoyable, she’s proving {that a} constructive mindset can drive success.
Vivien G. Noe C, is a Staff Reporter, at The Prospector and might be reached at [email protected]