tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121434816482579320.post5110942450996216472..comments2023-03-27T03:10:05.747-07:00Comments on Next Gen Dad: Basketball Diaries...or Baseball...or Soccer...any sport reallyKevin Sturmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847572255483184250noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121434816482579320.post-72131084000586883512008-06-17T07:06:00.000-07:002008-06-17T07:06:00.000-07:0016 months...5 years old...4 handicap.this kid has ...16 months...<BR/>5 years old...<BR/>4 handicap.<BR/><BR/>this kid has a leg up on brody. A brief story I found in the paper today:<BR/><BR/>Gehrig Geiss has people watching him on the golf course. He has golf companies offering him free clubs. But he doesn't have a bike without training wheels. <BR/><BR/><BR/>The 5-year-old from Glen Ullin, in southwestern North Dakota, has been swinging golf clubs since he was 16 months old. He's getting ready to play in his first big tournament, the U.S. Kids Golf regional qualifier. <BR/>Gehrig will compete in the 6-and-under age group on June 25 at Oak Marsh Country Club in St. Paul, Minn. He will be the youngest golfer in the event. <BR/><BR/>His best drive is 157 yards. He has a 4 handicap on the nine-hole, 1,200-yard course in the tournament. <BR/><BR/>“I've never seen anybody have that much talent at that young of an age,” said Tyler Reisenauer, a golf pro at Heart River Municipal Golf Course in Dickinson, who trains Gehrig. The boy could play on par with junior high youngsters, Reisenauer said. <BR/><BR/>Gehrig's father, Chris Geiss, a 35-year-old grocery store owner, and Reisenauer attribute much of Gehrig's ability to his focus. <BR/><BR/>“Golf isn't that exciting,” Reisenauer said. “With somebody that young, the attention span usually isn't there.” <BR/><BR/>Gehrig plays golf all the time – in his back yard, hitting chip shots at a makeshift pin, in the family basement or on an outdoor carpet with holes to simulate a green. <BR/><BR/>His record for holes played in one day is 99, or 11 rounds. It's not uncommon for him to hit as many as 500 balls in one day. <BR/><BR/>When asked what he wants to be when he gets older, Gehrig peered out from under his Titleist hat with a smile and said, “Tiga Woods. ”Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089264484641214033noreply@blogger.com