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If she is athletic, if she enjoys the game, and if she continues to play on regular basis, she can become a solid high school golfer. And if she has natural talent, she may leap-frog over other kids who have invested thousands of hours in private lessons and practice rounds.
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Meanwhile, they will be competing against kids whose parents have country club memberships that enable them to be on the course more often and working with club pros [/quote]

True -- but about two-thirds of the girls at in the US Kids tournaments do not fall into the country-club category. At least, this is my estimate based on my child's experience in the 7 and 8 year old age bracket, and now the 9 and 10 year old age bracket. And sometimes the "regular" kids do beat the country club kids. My point to the original poster is this: don't be intimidated by the amount of money that some parents spend on golf training for their kids. If your daughter has fun playing golf, and if she has some natural ability, then [b]there absolutely is a low-cost path forward that will allow your daughter to be a solid high school golfer[/b].[/quote]

This is true if your kids attend Annandale or Falls Church HS.  It is very unlikely if your kids attend Langley, McLean, Sidwell or Potomac where kids with wealthy parents practice everyday at Westwood, Riverbend, or Trump CC and those kids have just as much talents, if not more than your kids.  Just saying.

That being said, just have your kid try out golf, just don't have any expectations that your kid will make the HS varsity without financial resource.  Is it possible that your kid will be a better golfer than another kid at Langley?  Everything is possible, but highly unlikely, if your kid and the Langley's kid has the same natural ability, work ethic.  The Langley kid will come out better because his family has CC membership and better teaching pros at his disposal.[/quote]

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