If You’re a Young Golf Prodigy, People Are Going to Throw Tiger’s Name Around: Meet 7-year-old Brett Sodetz
Golf, Youth Sports February 5th. 2009, 3:45pm
Anybody catch this kid’s story on the CBS News last night? (Hope a CBS reference doesn’t make us sound old; it is our 6:30 news of choice.) The New York Times profiled 7-year-old first-grader Brett Sodetz at the end of December, and we finally got a glimpse of his ability last night. Not bad!
Many parents would love to see their kid to succeed in sports - otherwise, why would parents be paying top dollar to see if their child is best suited for power sports or speed sports? But uprooting the family from Chicago to move to Nevada so their kid can play golf year ’round (four or five times a week), and then spending $20,000 on lessons?
Seems a bit excessive. Fortunately, the parents are balancing his schedule out with other activities like the guitar, karate, and Spanish lessons. But so far, the money has been well spent - last year, Sodetz beat out 1,200 golfers aged six and under to win a golf tournament.
No need to go confusing the kid with Tiger Woods - the greatest golfer in the history of the sport shot a 48 on nine holes at the age of three.
20 Responses to “If You’re a Young Golf Prodigy, People Are Going to Throw Tiger’s Name Around: Meet 7-year-old Brett Sodetz”
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February 5th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Too late.
February 5th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
I didn’t realize people still watched the news on TV.
February 5th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
He’s already better than Spence.
February 5th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
But uprooting the family from Chicago to move to Nevada so their kid can play golf year ’round (four or five times a week), and then spending $20,000 on lessons?
Soon enough the kid will start to hate golf and they will be spending that 20k on therapy and rehab.
February 5th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Check this girl out from down here. She has the potential to be incredible. She played in the US Women’s Open at age 12. Her brother is a pro, other brother is playing in college..
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/other/sfl-flspgolfrdp29sbjan29,0,1104165.story
February 5th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
I wish I had those parents. My mom just made me take piano lessons with this smelly Russian guy.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Plus she has a great ass.
/Fetch
February 5th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
i was bowling with friends one time and we saw a mother, father and son bowling right next to us. the kid was crying the whole time saying much he hated bowling but his parents forced to throw ball after ball after ball. it was awesomely funny but i wanted to kick the parents for forcing their kid to do that shit.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
He’s already better than Spence.
couldn’t agree more. i’ve actually played golf with spence.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
I didn’t know Bela Karolyi taught piano, too.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
I finished 1st grade at age six. What a dumbass.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
CBS News? Wow. I had a hard time believing Katie Couric when she was telling me that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston broke up. How can I believe her telling me about the economy or Afghanistan?
Rough decisioning for the parents. Do you push the kid in something that he is obviously very talented at? or Do you let the kid explore different things to become more well-rounded? I’m not sure how I will do so when my kids get older. I don’t think there is a right or wrong so long as the kid is still allowed to be a kid…
February 5th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Tampa Bo - Did you say you know how to play the piano?
February 5th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
first broke par at age 6…was a scratch by 8. only person to win three US Amateur titles…
do you have any idea how absurdly, otherworldy talented Tiger Woods is?
he’s mozart-esque when it comes to prodigies.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Totally uncalled for CRM. I owe you a gay joke.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
The real question is, does this kid still leave 20% if his McNuggets are a bit overdone?
February 5th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I sense Daddy issues in this kid’s future
/he’ll be gay
/screw you dad’d
February 5th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
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You must be right, because Woods is in therapy too, plus he hates golf.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
no but it makes you appear to be a katie couric fan.
February 6th, 2009 at 12:35 am
100% guarantee for the next 50 years: ANY kid people refer to as the next Tiger Woods will become anything but the next Tiger Woods.