Carson Guthrie '19 Recruiting Profile

My name is Carson Guthrie.  I am dedicated to a lifelong pursuit of becoming the best golfer and person I can be - every single day - one stroke at a time.  Four years ago I gave up a promising future in baseball to switch to golf in hopes of spending more time with my dad.  He had a relentless passion for golf that few understood and even fewer appreciated...including me.  

Although my dad coached me every other weekend and my mom worked at a couple of golf courses so I could practice, I was not fully committed until I switched schools and moved in with my dad.  At that time I had no idea how much that decision would impact my life.  A few months ago, just two short years after moving in with my Dad, he and my step-mother were both shot and killed.  While trying to make sense of such a senseless act of violence I found comfort in the realization that I not only understood the relentless passion he had for golf but that his passion lives on inside me.  We share a bond that will never die.

I know my Dad is watching me and I vow:  with every round I play, every goal I set, every relationship I'm in, every stranger I meet and every word I speak, to make him proud.  He would accept nothing less!  

I can still hear him say, "NO EXCUSES!"