Athlete of the Week: Alex Flick, Beavercreek High School

Name: Alex Flick

School: Beavercreek

Sport: Golf

Class: 2018

Age: 18

Claim to fame: Having a hole-in-one when I was 7

Bet you didn’t know: I don’t like chocolate

Toughest opponent/why: My brother because he always finds a way to beat me

Favorite book: Travel Team

Favorite movie: Hoosiers

Favorite TV show: Impractical Jokers

Favorite musical artist: Sam Hunt

Favorite pro athlete/why: Phil Mickelson because we are both left-handed golfers

Favorite smell: Anything cooking on a grill

Favorite home-cooked meal: Mac and cheese

Game-day rituals: Have Chik-Fil-A before a round

Person who would play me in a movie: Adam Sandler

Words you live by: If you ain’t first, you’re last

Biggest influence/why: My brother because he always pushed me to get better because he was always beating me

I am most annoyed by: Slow golfers

I can’t live without: My golf clubs

Most embarrassing moment: Missing a very short putt with hundreds of people watching me at districts

In 10 years, I’ll be: A golf coach

Best thing about golf: Meeting tons of new people and building friendships over the past 10 years

Worst thing about golf: It can take five to six hours

Vegetable I just won’t eat: All

Favorite junk food: Sour Patch Straws

Favorite school subject: Math

Last DVD or video game I bought: Call of Duty WWII

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Any smart person

Love to trade places for a day with: Justin Thomas

When I’m bored, I like to: Play Xbox or cards with my friends

Worst habit: Putting things off until the last second

On your bedroom walls: Golf flags from tournaments I have played in.

Talent I’d most like to have: Being able to hit a golf ball over my head

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