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“It really fi res you up because not
every day you get to go play with a D-1
commit,” Sullivan said
Sullivan followed up that performance
by winning McNary’s next tournament at
Cross Creek Golf Course in Polk County,
going four-under on the back nine and
fi nishing with a three-under 69. He fi n-
ished the season by winning the all-Val-
ley tournament by three strokes, shooting
a one-over 72 at Trysting Tree Golf Club
in Corvallis.
According to Kessel, Sullivan’s com-
posure and competitive edge is what sets
him apart from the competition.
“He feeds on the competition and
loves the pressure being on him. I have
seen the kid bogey two holes in a row and
then rattle off four birdies in fi ve holes to
respond,” Kessel said.
It could be easy for someone like
Sullivan to be complacent with where he
is at in his golf game, but the 16-year old
is still hungry and is constantly looking
at ways he can improve — specifi cally
with his short game.
“Anytime I practice, the majority of
what I work on is putting. But I am grow-
ing in confi dence in that area and I feel
like that will help me produce lower
scores,” Sullivan said.
After getting back from North
Carolina, Sullivan has continued to have
success in golf tournaments this summer
— he took second place at the Oregon
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Golf Association’s 2021 Peter Jacobson
Challenge for players ages 14-18 earlier
this month, fi nishing two-over. He shot a
76 on day one, then recorded the lowest
score of the tournament on day two (70).
Most recently, Sullivan won the Peter
Demarco McNary Memorial of McNary
Golf Club last week, shooting a four-un-
der 67.
Even though he still has two more
years of high school golf, Sullivan already
has his sights set on the next level, and
aspires to be a professional golfer one
day — just like his father.
“My dream is to go to the U of O. I have
always wanted to play there,” Sullivan
said. “Even if I don’t get to play there, I am
shooting to play at the Division I level.
“The ultimate goal is to do exactly
what my dad did and get my PGA Tour
card.”
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