By Kyle Roberts
Grey Ramsey is pretty good at New Year’s resolutions.
The 12-year-old from Choudrant, La., sat down with his father Patrick on New Year’s Day this year and talked about his goals for 2024 when it comes to golf.
“He said he wanted to win one of the six Louisiana Junior Golf Tour events,” Patrick said. “I’m really proud to see how he’s committed to that goal. And he works very hard individually — sometimes I have to pull the reins on how hard he works. I’m really proud to see his hard work pay off and for him to do what he set out to accomplish.”
Grey’s impressive performances at Calvert Crossing in Monroe, La., — a 73 on Thursday and a 76 on Friday — were enough to propel the youngster to his first place finish against nearly a dozen top golfers in his age range throughout the state.
“It feels really good,” Grey said. “We put in a lot of days, but it just feels good to finally see it pay off.”
Grey took up golf about four years ago and only in the last two has considered playing competitively. Patrick said that winning this event was validating considering Grey’s decision to stop playing baseball.
“His age group that he played with has always been very successful in competitive baseball,” Patrick said. “He decided this year that he wanted to commit completely to golf, which was fine with me. He’s really worked hard this offseason.
“Wherever he goes is up to him from here.”
The LJGT will have some more opportunities for Grey with events in Lafayette, New Orleans and Shreveport this year.
