Rob Prater
5th Form
St. Simons Island, GA
Handicap: 3.5
Best golf memory: Of all the golf memories I have had, the
best and most memorable rounds that I have played are ones that I played with
my dad. From the age of about 10 to the present, my Dad and I would go out
quite frequently to the golf course and walk nine holes, talk, and really bond.
I can recall the year before I came to Woodberry as one of the rounds over the
summer that my dad and I played. It was the typical time of about 4:00 PM, and
Dad and I had, as always, rushed to the tee without any sort of practice and
teed off. We played the front nine of Plantation (one of the courses of Sea
Island), and I vividly remember him telling me how much my life was going to
change now that I was going off to Woodberry. We were walking in, the sun was
setting, we had both completely forgotten about our score or the typical
friendly wager we had for some manual labor (from me) versus a trip to the
local ice cream parlor, and I now realize it was a win-win for my Dad. The
advice I would receive from him during these rounds, whether it be about girls
or school, it was always significant. But all in all every found I have the
opportunity to play with my Dad are the most fun and meaningful, and those are
the rounds that I will remember forever.
Best course you've played: St. Andrews (Old Course)
Best course you've never played: Augusta National
Favorite golf movie: Caddyshack, obviously.
Favorite pro golfer: Matt Kuchar
If you weren't a golfer, what sport would you go pro in? Eating
If you had a pair of golf pants with little pictures all
over them, what would the pictures be? Small
prints of Dogs sitting in a regal, blue chair, holding a golf club like a sword
as if he had just conquered something.
Best golf advice you've ever gotten? Swing easy and accept the extra distance
