Long after everyone else had vacated the course, Peyton Ogle stood on the green in the dark as he worked on his putting stroke. When he finally left Signal Mountain Golf and Country Club, Ogle only grabbed a bite to eat before taking more swings at home, where he has a 60-yard wedge course.
This wasn’t an unusual day or extra work brought on by struggles in the short game.
Ogle’s passion for golf has been strong throughout his life, and with countless hours poured into his game, he is in the midst of an incredibly consistent junior high school season for the Signal Mountain Eagles.
He has shot at or below par in every match or tournament in which he has competed with the Eagles this year. That includes back-to-back days of shooting 1 under to win East Hamilton’s tournament at WindStone Golf Club in Ringgold, which wrapped up Monday, and another impressive round at home Tuesday, when having a few close putts drops could have easily resulted in him shooting 4 under. He was still the match medalist with a 1-under 71.
Before he could even walk, though, Ogle had his own plastic set of golf clubs to play with.