Natchez native returns to home course with a lot at stake – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper

NATCHEZ — Chase Kaiser is taking part in his most constant golf proper now as he gained his fifth event of the season final week. The Natchez native and Cathedral grad returns to play his house course of Beau Pré Nation Membership subsequent week for the Gulf District Championship on April 20-21. 

A part of his success has been due to scoring properly all through the season. Kaiser has 114 birdies on the yr and will set a faculty document for event wins at Beau Pré subsequent week. Particular person success will not be the one factor on the road. 

Mississippi Gulf Coast Group Faculty has a shot of constructing a deep run within the NJCAA championships, because the group has gained 10 occasions this yr. A prime two end at Beau Pré for the group would ship them to the NJCAA Nationwide Championship. 

“It has been a wild trip this yr. We’ve a very good group and our group is basically younger. Everybody practices onerous and it’s aggressive. We may have an important shot at nationals, we simply have to remain centered and affected person,” Kaiser stated. “It’s all the time a bit more durable so that you can play at your property course in a event. I don’t know if it’s the stress, but it surely all the time appears more durable. I’m prepared and I’m excited. I had lots of people inform me they might be on the market. I all the time appear to play higher when persons are watching. I feel it makes me focus a bit extra. Having help would imply quite a bit to me.” 

Kaiser has been a key half to the group’s success. His worst end this season was a tie for eleventh. Chase was chosen to the All-Event group, the All-MACCC First Crew and gained the Tommy Snell award and shot his lowest spherical rating of 65 checking off all of his pre-season targets. There’s nonetheless yet another pre-season purpose left: to win the nationwide championship with the group. 

One of many causes behind Kaiser’s success this yr has been time administration. He discovered learn how to higher handle his time and thus can get extra out of his practices. As soon as he began taking part in properly in competitors golf it grew to become simpler to keep up. 

Confidence is one other a part of Kaiser’s success. He stated it performs a “position for certain” within the 5 event wins and a number of prime 10 finishes. 

Golf moreover pivots on the little issues. Kaiser had struggled with the putter going into the MACCC event when he made one adjustment and figured issues out. He had simply 11 putts on the primary 9 holes. Crowd help may make a distinction for Kaiser at Beau Pré. 

“I all the time need to give a great efficiency for the house crowd,” Kaiser stated.

As soon as the golf season ends, Kaiser will transfer on to a four-year college to complete out his diploma in civil engineering and hopes to play golf for a faculty. Head coach Brad Thornton has labored with Kaiser to get his faculty work and golf practices finished. 

“I’ve managed to maintain my grades up. I’ve realized quite a bit about time administration in balancing faculty work and observe,” Kaiser stated. “I’m additionally retaining my choices open for subsequent yr. I’ve a number of choices however I’m ready till I discover someplace that appears like house. I really feel at house right here. It has been a fast trip.”