If he looks like a pro, walks like a pro and swings like a pro, he’s most likely one of the more than 1,200 kids aged 6-12 from 39 countries that played in the US Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst, NC in August 2012.
Will Lodge played in the 8 year old division at Mid Pines Country Club. He shot 39, 43, 40 over the 27-hole three-day tournament and placed 33rd out of an international field of 115. The course was shortened to 2,088 yards, where hole yardages ranged from 90-105 for par 3s, 204-253 for par 4s, and 368-377 for par 5s.