In middle school, Dusty Smith stood all of 4 feet and 11 inches tall. He’d been swinging a golf club his whole life, first taught by his dad, but unfortunately, while everyone around him was hitting growth spurts, it just wasn’t happening for Smith. But hey, at least he didn’t have to spend money on new clubs all the time.
What he lacked in stature, however, Smith made up for in effort and passion. He might not have had the most power as he continued on into high school, but that just meant he cared even more about mechanics, about his short game, about all the details that can make a good golfer great.