By Blake Chadwick
Minneapolis senior Raelyn Robinson is one of the best golfers in the area simply because of the work she puts in, and the consistent standard she holds herself to.
“Raelyn is a fierce competitor in whatever ever sport she plays,” head coach and father Justin Robinson said. “If something isn’t going well or if she’s not performing like she wants, she always says ‘Dad we need to work on this’. She will work on it until she feels like it is perfected.”
Robinson has been playing golf for four years and has been through some ups and downs, and never wavers, especially as a senior leader.
“Raelyn is special in the way she handles adversity,” coach Robinson said. “She sets goals for herself at each meet. In the first meet of the season, I saw her hit a bad shot on her last hole. She needed to get up and down (chip and make put) to hit her goal after the bad shot. Even though she didn’t have a good lie, she did not let the bad shot bother her and got up and down to hit her goal.”
On top of being a standout athlete at Minneapolis High School, Robinson is also a part of the Minneapolis First Tee chapter. The chapter hired Robinson last summer to help get the program started. The senior teaches young children about the game of golf.
“I continued my service to golf by being a local first tee golf coach last summer at the Minneapolis golf course,” Robinson said. “I taught different age groups the principles of golf and important lessons to keep in mind like integrity. I plan to do the same this summer.”
