Sophomore Max Kelly is the highest-ranked player on the Forest Lake boys' golf team. Older sister Betsy, now at Colorado State, won a girls' state title in 2009.Most memorable moment as a high school athlete? Probably my first hole-in-one. It was at the Tri-State [Invitational] at Edinburgh USA. It was a 193-yard par 3. It took one hop and went in. I was playing really bad, but that brightened my day.
How old were you when you started playing golf? I've been playing ever since I could walk. We live on a course, so I've always been around one.
How important is golf to you? Golf is my main priority in life. Besides school, of course.
Do you have any golf superstitions? I have to mark my ball a certain way. I have a superstition about that.
Strangest experience on the course: I got chased by a goose at the Bunker Hills Invite. I just ran away from it.
Favorite club in your bag?
I'd have to say my 7-iron. I can pretty much do anything with it.
Small tip before a big tournament: Have fun. Don't get down on yourself.
