By its very nature, golf is a game that challenges the mind as much as the body.
Sure, there’s plenty of physical skill involved in a good golf swing. Everything works in unison: hands, wrists, shoulders, torso, legs – all flowing through a synchronized, graceful movement.
But every great shot is born from the player’s imagination. The shot is pictured in the mind’s eye in vivid detail, myriad calculations made before swinging the club.
It’s a game that suits UNC Greensboro’s Nick Lyerly to a tee.
Lyerly is a soft-spoken, cerebral, slim, 5-foot-11 young man from nearby Salisbury, who happens to be a giant in amateur golf.