Peyton Needy '16 Recruiting Profile

My name is Peyton Needy, I am in the graduating class of 2016 from Green Ridge, Missouri. Golf is my passion, I hope to play it at the collegiate level so that I can improve my game to its full potential.  This is my dream and I intend to chase it.

My freshman year was my first year ever picking up a club.  By the end of the season I got all-conference honorable mention.  I also made the cut at districts and missed the state cut by only 2 strokes.  My season average was a 44.7.  That summer I practiced a lot to get better for the upcoming season.

The practice paid off for my sophomore year.  I individually won the conference tournament with my team placing second.  I placed third at districts and fourth at sectional to get to the state tournament.  While at the state tournament I put up scores of 76 on the first day and 83 on the second. On the second day I played the first 11 holes 11 over par and played the rest of the round even to finish in 6th place overall. My team also placed 6th.  I had a stroke average of 39.4.  That year I got all-conference, all-districts, and all-state.

My junior year was also a success.  I finished second for the conference tournament for another all-conference.  I was the individual winner of districts (74 or 2 over) and sectionals (77 or 5 over) getting me another all-district medal.  The first day of state, I got the shanks, this led to my worst recorded in the last two seasons with a 91.  Determined to redeem myself I worked on the range that night and came back to shoot the second lowest round of the day (77 or 5 over).  Due to the tough conditions I was one of the 3 players to even brake 80 the second day, those two got first and second.  That finish put me into 13th place overall and getting me another all-state. My stroke average was a 37.6.

Academics have never been a problem.  My cumulative gpa is about 3.8, with weighted classes it is boosted up to about a 4.1.  I have a 23 on the act and plan to study and take it again to improve on my last score.  I have been a high honor roll student all through high school and have been a member of the National Honor Society for 2 years. I am our class President and recently attended Missouri Boys State in June.

As you can see, I have made a lot of improvement in a very short amount of time.  I am going to continue to work hard and dedicate my time to the sport so that I can perform at the highest level of competition possible.  I am a very friendly and outgoing kid.  I dream to play college golf and I cannot wait to see where I end up in the years to come.