STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Favorite hobby? I really like
photography and messing
around with drones.
Do you have any pets at
home? I have two dogs named
Calisto and I-o. I’m definitely
a dog person and only a
cat person when they aren’t
being awful.
Do you play/like any other
sports? I used to play soccer
but mostly loved to play
baseball before I started
playing golf.
Favorite travel destination?
Punta Cana, Dominican
Republic. My family has a
time share there.
What TV show are you
watching right now?
The Walking Dead, but I don’t
really like TV.
Favorite golfer of all time?
Dustin Johnson because we
have the same hitting style.
Favorite golf course?
Winged Foot Golf Club in
Mamaroneck, NY.
How long have you been
playing golf? I’ve been playing
since I was two or three years
old. My dad taught me how
to play. I used to play baseball
until about five years ago, but
I started to get better at golf
so I stopped to focus on golf
full-time.
What’s your favorite part
about golf? I like that it’s an
independent sport. Golf is very
mentally challenging, and I like
being able to focus on me and
how my decisions impact my
scores.
What are your ultimate golf
goals? I want to play at a D2
school in college. I would like
to do marketing for a major
golf company someday.
What has been your favorite
IJGA memory? I loved my
first day and being able to
meet new people from all
over the world.
What will you miss most about
IJGA? I’m definitely going to
miss being able to practice
golf every single day.
What about college makes
you the most nervous? The
academics portion of college
makes me the most nervous.
I’m not too worried about the
golf part, as I imagine it will
be very similar to what I’m in
now, just a new team.
How was the college process?
I haven’t committed to a
college yet, but so far it’s
been good. I’ve appl ied to a lot
of colleges and am waiting to
hear back from coaches.
WHAT
DRIVES
YOU?
John Del Priore
Each day I try and improve
my scoring average. Ulti-
mately, I am driven by the
desire to lower my golf score
each time I compete.
Grade
Senior, Graduates
December 2018
From
New York, NY
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