By Alex Burge, University of Illinois (Click here to read Laura Lonardi's winning essay)
The saying “it’s more than a game” may be cliché, but to me golf truly is more than a game. I have been playing golf for 15 years, and it has taught me many life skills and offered many incredible experiences. But when I tried to zero in on one way it has changed my life it dawned on me, my relationship with my father, my hero, was developed through this game.
Until a few years ago, my father was deaf.