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FEATURE

RJ Arone Nicholas Kilgore

pressure on yourself and think about playing for your coun- Inbee because she won all five majors and she’s super con-
try, you’re just going to tense up a little bit. I just decided to sistent,” Wilson says. “Tiger is so consistent and the amount
play for myself and relax.” of work he put in as junior and growing up was amazing.
That’s what I strive to be and strive for. I want to put in as
A bright future beckons and college coaches would love to much as work as him. I also admire Inbee’s work ethic. My
earn Wilson as a recruit. Unfortunately for those coaches, dad used to watch her practice when I was younger and he
professional golf may take precedence over the college told me that she would hit balls for hours and they would all
game. “I still want to go to college, but I’m working hard to be going straight. The consistency kicks in after a while. I
go pro, so that’s definitely my goal,” Wilson says. “My over- also like the way she goes about golf and her course man-
all goal is actually to win five majors, not just five majors, agement and everything. She doesn’t play dumb golf. She
but all five majors, hopefully many times.” thinks about how she wants to hit her shots, which is really
Wilson is inspired by her peers and others, but when it cool. She is a really good course manager.” Wilson has yet
comes to her golf heroes, fellow Southern Nevada resident to meet Inbee, but it may not be long before a meeting on or
Inbee Park and the legendary Tiger Woods head the list. “I off the course happens. And a certain Wilson soon may be
look up to Tiger and Inbee because Tiger was dominant, and chasing Inbee’s total of seven majors.

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