We drove back to U of I today to pick up E from her golf camp. She said she had a good time. She even got a bit of a tan. And she sunburned the top of her head. This is the golf training facility where she spent much of her week, when she wasn't out on the golf course. Andy just had to see it before we left campus and we ended up driving through the veterinary area to get there. We even saw a cow with a "window" stuck in its stomach. Pretty gross.
On Wednesday the camp tour a campus tour and talked with girls who are on the U of I golf team. E seemed pretty impressed by them. The coach said the "in kind" gifts they get for being on the golf team (uniforms, travel, lodging, food, etc.) equals about $22,000 a year per girl. They also have a tutoring center where there are free tutors available for every course they could possibly take. They said high school girls should be shooting in the 70s to be considered for a Division 1 team. E is around 100 so she has a lot of work to do if that's going to be part of her plan. The girls also practice all year long, sometimes getting to the practice facility at 6 in the morning. I can't imagine that's easy for college students.
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