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May 23 , 2024 The Beacon • 25
Gavin and Colton Gress win Zanesville golf event
By Jen Jones
For The Beacon
Zanesville ’ s District Golf Association two-person better ball event took place May 11 , and local teens Gavin and Colton Gress proved the youngest players were the toughest that day . The event had 23 teams , mostly adults , competing . At the end of the day , the Gress siblings became the youngest players in the ZDGA ’ s history to win the event . They shot a 4-under-par 67 . The weather was difficult that day with pouring rain in the morning and strong winds in the afternoon .
Gavin Gress , 15 , has been playing golf since he was 4 years old . “ My dad said I liked to play putt-putt and I picked up a club and liked it . I liked to hit golf balls with my dad .”
Gavin Gress said golf is a lot of fun to play and hitting a ball perfectly feels good in his soul . “ A good shot feels really good . And even if I hit a bad shot , I learn from it . I love the calculations in golf . I have to think of the wind , and there is lots of strategy in golf . I love that ,” he said . “ It ’ s more than hitting a shot to the right spot . You have to play aggressively to the targets you pick . You can ’ t think about the trees on one side or the water on the other . You can ’ t let pressure get in your head . Golf trains your mind to
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Zanesville ’ s District Golf Association two-person better ball event took place May 11 , and local teens Gavin and Colton Gress proved the youngest players were the toughest that day . be alert at all times .”
Gavin Gress said he never thought he and his brother had a chance to win the event . “ It was really a team effort the whole day . Colton had some great shots and so did I . We kept our focus the whole time .”
Colton Gress , 13 , starting playing golf even younger , when he was 3 . “ I liked watching my dad and brother , and it sounded
like it would be lots of fun to do ,” he said .
Putting and chipping are his favorite parts of the sport . “ It ’ s lots of fun to watch the ball go in the hole , get a fist bump and be happy ,” he said .
He didn ’ t think they had a chance to win either . “ There were lots of pretty good teams . We played well through the rain and won by one ,” he said .
Colton Gress has hopes of becoming a professional golfer in the future . He said , “ I ’ ll have to practice for hours every day
and always be working toward that goal . I need to keep my positive attitude too and give it my all on every shot .”
He also said playing golf has taught him a life lesson . “ Even if I ’ m not doing my best , not to get mad , move on and focus on the good stuff ,” he said .
He also enjoys the calculations that go into playing golf . Both Gavin and Colton Gress said the tournament was a lot of fun . The boys are homeschooled and live in River View School District .
Hickory Flats Ladies play back nine on Tuesday , May 14
On Tuesday , May 14 , the Hickory Flats Ladies League played the back nine with 12 members present .
Play of the day was low net . The A-flight winner was Connie Lahna , and the B-flight winner was Kathy Hendricks . Scores under 50 were Lahna with 43 and Linda Miller with 48 .
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