Brayden Dock

Queensbury, New York

Glens Falls, New York

Glens Falls High School

10th

Highland Park Country Club

Right

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4-under for 9 holes and 8-under for 18 holes

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My dad loves golf and he put a plastic club in my hand as soon as I could hold one. I started hitting foam balls around the house and it took off from there.

My dad. At a very young age he would push me around the course in a jogging stroller so he could get a few holes in. Soon after I was playing myself and have loved it ever since!

My dad, anyone available and my friend Alexander Gibbs, who is a one armed golfer and very good at the sport. My mom even drives me around in a cart every once and a while.

Scott Berliner

It feels really good when you hit a good shot. It’s also different every time you play it. You can play the same course 100 times and not one round will be the same. Lastly, I get to be creative in figuring out how to play the ball.

My short game, chipping and putting.

The mental aspect of the game. When I hit a bad shot, I have to figure out how to put that behind me and focus on hitting the next shot. In the game of golf, we don’t have much time to put that bad shot behind us, just the amount of time it takes to walk up to the ball we just hit.

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My favorite course that I have played is Corales in Punta Cana, DR. Although I hope to be able to play Augusta National someday.

Making it to DCP nationals twice and going undefeated in highschool golf this year; winning all of my matches, the Foothills Championship, Sectionals and State Qualifiers.

I am a two-time player of the year for North Eastern New York PGA, and I've played in two NYS junior amateurs.

I used to, our team made it to regionals twice.

Town of Colonie Golf Course. I came in third with 117 points, winning the putting. I only hit one drive in and had to get 20 points on the final putt. The closest I have come to almost missing the sub-regional.

Town of Colonie Golf Course. I finished first with 141 points, winning the chipping and coming third in driving.

TPC River Highlands. I won with 167 points, which is the highest I have ever gotten. I finished third in driving, second in chipping and first in putting. The scores were very close heading into the putting portion of the competition. My closest competitor went first, getting 65 points. That put me in a position to have to get at least 60 points to win. There were eight competitors between us, so I had to keep a clear head while I waited 30 minutes to putt. I made my first putt and I putt my second to 20 points. On the last I also put it within a foot to earn 20 points and won by six points overall.

2016: I didn't make it past the local qualifier. 2017: I didn't make it past the local qualifier. 2018: I made it to sub-regionals. 2019: I finished third in sub-regionals. 2020: Came in 2nd overall and first in putting at the National Finals in Augusta. 2021: Won regionals to earn my second trip to the National Finals in Augusta!

I watched part of it and it looked so cool and at the time I said,” I would love to go and watch the Masters sometime in my life”, but I never expected to play there.

Chipping, putting and driving

When I went to the DCP National Finals last year, I was able to watch a practice round on Monday, but I would love and hope to have the opportunity to go to the actual tournament one day.

My favorite Masters memory is watching Tiger Woods win the tournament in 2019. My favorite U.S. Open memory was also watching that same year (2019), when the tournament came down to the last hole and Gary Woodland came out victorious after sinking a birdie putt. In 2019, I actually got to go to an event, the PGA Championship at Bethpage, and the best part was watching all the great golfers with my dad.

Watching Tiger Woods win the Masters with my dad in our T.V. room.

Justin Thomas because he has a really good attitude and is a great all around player that works really hard. He also congratulated me at last years DCP final which was very exciting for me!

Dottie Pepper. She does a lot to support local junior golf. She lives near my hometown and I had a chance to meet her in October. She introduced herself to my golf team and congratulated me for making it to the DCP National Finals.

Tommy Fleetwood because he has awesome hair!

Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson

No, I do not. But my coach Scott had noticed a long time ago that I lose focus and talk too much when I eat sugar, so he banned me from eating it before practice, haha. And I do not eat it before competitions anymore.

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A medium rare filet mignon with my dad’s beef stroganoff and my mom’s homemade mac and cheese

Chemistry

Mr. O'Conner

Hockey

James Bond movies

The Weekend

Good, Good Golf Podcast...that count? I don’t watch much TV!

Got some heat for this one last year, but I have to say the Weather Channel again. Not a big fan of the rain.

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I Like to play hockey, soccer, go skiing and play with my dog. I recently started to play disc golf and love it!

I have not had any major obstacles, but I did break my arm in the middle of the season last year. I taught myself to play one-handed golf. There was no way I could give up the rest of the season. Looking back, I consider this a blessing in disguise as it helped me improve my tempo in my golf swing.

My golf role model is my coach Scott Berliner because he has a true passion for the game and works extremely hard for what he has achieved.

The best golf advice I have gotten is to “play your own game”. I have learned I can only try to do my best the best way I know how. I have no control over anything or anyone else.