There are a lot of golfers that like golf, but when you have the drive to try it again and get it just right, also being willing to learn and understand your mistakes, Stratton Ellyson, a junior on the golf team, is a profound player for his age.

When his grandpa tried to teach him to play golf, Ellyson didn’t like the game at first. He had the expectation to be better in his head, but it was too hard and he couldn’t get the ball off the ground. He took a pause from golf for a while, but when he was 12, he tried playing golf again. All it took to love the game was hitting the ball straight one time, and he was hooked.

When you love something so much that you would do it for a week straight, it shows true passion. That’s what Ellyson did for a whole week in Missouri with his friends, going golfing and making memories. From playing golf and cards to eating good food, this shows passion.

What people say when they play golf varies—“just have fun,” “play against your friends”—but Ellyson has a different take on what to do when golfing. “While golfing, not trying to play against people, play against par. Try not to get in your head; every shot is a new opportunity.”

What made him think about this was that trying to beat other people made him play worse. When he and his grandpa were playing, Ellyson hit a bad hole, and his grandpa gave him this advice.

With a +19 average scoring at 14 years old, Ellyson is a profound player. Ellyson doesn’t have any plans in the future for golf and will have fun golfing with whoever he plays with.