Germantown High School Golfer ready to take her craft to the next level
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HER PARENTS, AND HER COMMUNITY. 16 WAPT’S MICHAILA FRANKLIN HAS THIS STORY. SHE’S SHARP á3 QUICK NATS BACK TO BACKá SPENCER GATLIN / KAYLEE’S DAD 2:12-2:17 "I STARTED SEEING THE POWER AND I WAS LIKE THIS IS NOT NORMAL, THIS IS NOT NORMAL." AND SHE DOMINATES THE GREEN IMG 9979 NATS SPENCER GATLIN / KAYLEE’S DAD 1:53-1:55 "WE PUT THE CLUBS IN HER HAND SHE’S BEEN EXCELLING EVER SINCE." KAYLEE GATLIN HAS A NATURAL SWING áNATSá – JUST ASK HER VERY FIRST COMPETITOR.. HER DAD SPENCER GATLIN / KAYLEE’S DAD 3:06-3:11 "HER HANDICAP IS NEAR SCRATCH AND I’M A 2 HANDICAP, SHE’S BEATING ME PLAYING FROM THE SAME TEE BOXES SO IT’S KIND OF TOUGH, IT’S TOUGH ON ME RIGHT NOW." IMGó9972 WANDA GATLIN / KAYLEE’S MOM :06-:14 "USUALLY I JUST LET THEM GO AND HAVE THEIR DAD AND DAUGHTER TIME AND THEN I HAVE TO COME BACK AND HEAR ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY GET ON EACH OTHER’S NERVES. AND IT’S LIKE OKAY." SHE VERY WELL COULD BE ONE OF THE BEST JUNIOR GOLFERS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. AND SHE HAS THE SCORES THAT MIGHT BE BETTER THAN MOST OF YOUR HUSBANDS 1:33-1:35 MICHAILA: "KAYLEE WHAT DO YOU SHOOT ON THE GOLF COURSE? KAYLEE: MOST 70’S" THE SOON TO BE 10TH GRADER HAS BIG PLANS FOR HER FUTURE. 1759 KAYLEE GATLIN / JUNIOR GOLFER 1:04-1:12 "I HOPE TO TAKE IT TO THE PRO LEVEL. MAYBE COLLEGE. IT JUST ALL DEPENDS HOW I’M LOOK AT THE END OF MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. LAST FALL THE GERMANTOWN HIGH GOLFER WON THE RANDY WATKINS JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.. WHILE PLAYING 2-3 YEARS UP SHE WAS ALSO THE 10-12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE BANK PLUS JUNIOR TOUR. 1759 KAYLEE 1:20-1:30 "THIS COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS HAD MY BACK AND IT’S REALLY INSPIRING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ME TO COME TOGETHER FOR ONE CAUSE OF GOLF." GATLIN IS ONLY 14- YEARS-OLD – AND IN A SPORT DOMINATED BY MEN SHE’S PROVING GIRLS S CAN DO IT TOO. 1759 KAYLEE :51-:56 ROB: WHAT GOT YOU INTO GOLF? KAYLEE: MY DAD ORIGINALLY, HE WOULD TAKE ME OUT THERE AND IT ALL STARTED ON THE RANGE." AND COMPETITIVELY SPEAKING.. IT MAY HAVE BEEN HER DAD’S BIGGEST MISTAKE – SPENCER GATLIN 3:35-3:41 "WE PLAYED 9 HOLES, I SHOT 37. SHE SHOT 36 AND I WAS JUST SO UPSET. I WAS LIKE.." BUT THERE’S ALWAYS A SILVER LINING WHEN YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS JUST THAT GOOD. SPENCER GATLIN / KAYLEE’S DAD 3:16-3:19 "ALL MY INVESTMENTS ARE
