Oliver's Story
Why Oliver loves golf?
Express myself
Golf gives me the chance to show off and express my personality. When I play golf I feel comfortable and I am able to distance myself from the distractions of life
Become a better person
Through golf I can help other golfers to become better and encourage novice golfers to get better at the game we all love
Be part of a community
Golf gives me the great opportunity to meet new people and spend time with my mates while being part of the wider community of people that love golf
Oliver's Story Continued...
Golf gives you a feeling that can’t be replicated, an intangible feeling that keeps you obsessed. The game is as simple as hitting a ball round a field, yet it gives you so much. For me this was confidence and inner self-belief, I have the ability to achieve whatever I want as long as I put in the work. I took up golf in 2015 as I fell out of love with football and needed a different sport to work towards. Golf immediately helped me as a person and my confidence grew, as well as my grades and mental health improving.
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2021 was my breakthrough year where I got my handicap down to +1 and won the Golf Club Championship and competed in the Wright Morgan Europro championship. I competed with a full set of second hand golf clubs and shot level par in my second round. To get to this stage I had only had a handful of golf lessons and taught myself through researching the golf swing. I learnt so much from this experience of which I have taken the need to remain present at all times within my personal life.
My golf journey now has changed significantly from my younger self as I now see it as a place to socialise with my friends and distract myself from the busyness of life; although I am still as competitive as ever to win! I am at the point now where I want to give back to the game and get more juniors playing the game because it was so difficult for me to get into the game.
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Having graduated from University I want to develop and build something that will give enjoyment to so many people. We set up Hayden Brothers Golf as we felt we should do more to improve the game of golf. Throughout our lives we have learnt so much about ourselves and what we want to achieve and I believe my biggest contribution can be back into the game of golf. I want more people to take up golf and love it the same way that I do. I believe in modern society everyone needs to have the opportunity to express themselves and golf is the perfect way to do this.