Alex Haralson and Ryann McCuiston have dreams of representing the United States in the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup.
They have the lofty dreams of being among the best American golfers in the world, with Haralson dominating the PGA Tour and McCuiston controlling the LPGA Tour.
They took a step toward those goals when they participated in the Ryder Cup Junior Academy last week at the PGA Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
The two WindStone members and high school sophomores — McCuiston at Ringgold and Haralson at McCallie — earned all-expense-paid trips to the academy.
Along with getting over some nerves and making friends with fellow teenagers from across the country, they received instruction on their swings, the rules of golf, stroke-play strategy and match-play strategy from some of the best instructors in the country — and Billy Casper.