STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – BRODY DAY

Brody Day is a student of USGTF professional Eric Slosek of West Friendship, Maryland. Brody was hopeful to make his high school golf team, but didn’t make it in trying out both his freshman and sophomore years. That’s where he turned to Slosek for lessons and counsel.

“My golf journey started when I was around three playing with my grandfather,” said Brody. “I casually played for most of my life up until high school. I decided to come to Eric for lessons in February of 2024. My game started improving as I took lessons every week up until tryouts in August. I got called over to talk with the coach and was informed that I made the team. I was beyond grateful and ran inside and told Eric that I made it. Eric has always been a great role model in my golf career, from using the simulator with my friends to teaching me the right golf etiquette. Just recently, I shot my best round ever at +6 through 18. I am very thankful for all the help Eric has given me throughout this past year. I wouldn’t be on the team without him!”

Said Slosek, who teaches at Willow Springs Golf Course in West Friendship, “Going into the spring of 2024, I had no idea what the year would bring, but I soon found out: seven high schoolers who were determined to make their high school team. Coming from different schools, grade levels and abilities, they shared the same goal, which was to make their high school golf team for the first time. From freshmen to juniors, they were determined to succeed despite the lack of confidence at that time. We developed a scheduled lesson plan and practice plan to work on throughout each week in the spring and summer of 2024, targeting the August tryouts. We spent countless hours at the range, putting green, simulator and on the golf course, even the courses some of them would be qualifying on for course management. Fortunately for all seven of them, success happened at the same time. They had instant success on better ball striking, more accuracy, decreased scoring and so much more. The most satisfying moment was each phone call or drop-in after tryouts to let me know they made the team.”