Freshmen Defying the Odds
MikkelGolf.com Newsletter #20
This week, I had the opportunity of writing an article for Clippd. In the article, we look at the performances of two incredible freshmen in college golf this year - Wenyi Ding and Jackson Koivun. I write about both my experience with freshmen in college golf (including Ludvig Åberg), and the probabilities of being a ranked player as a freshman. I will let the article serve as this week’s newsletter. Hope you enjoy it!
You can find the entire article here: Freshmen defying the odds
Thank you, Clippd for the opportunity to write this piece!
P.S. I have to brag about one of my heroes, Mark Broadie, “liking” my article on X:
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Coach at Vika Golf Club in Oslo. Former NCAA Division I coach at Texas Tech, Baylor and SFA, and former Baylor golfer.
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