By Hayden Swope

Liam Nichols, a golfer from Minneapolis, has been preparing for the 2023 season, and is ready for the first tournament which is just right around the corner. 

“In order to prepare for the season I typically play on the weekends about a month prior to the season,” Nichols said. “I also try to practice once a week during the summers so that I don’t get too rusty with my golf swing. Overall, though, the thing that was the biggest struggle when preparing for the season came when I had to drop one of my school clubs in order to start preparing.”

Heading into the season, Nichols made goals for himself, with hopes to make it far in the postseason. 

“My current goal for the season is to start shooting in the low eighties by regionals,” Nichols said. “I personally need to work on some of my close range chips in order to knock a few strokes off my game.”

Besides golf, Nichols is very involved at Minneapolis, participating in many clubs and events. 

“I am currently not involved with any other sports at Minneapolis, but I am involved with some other clubs in the school that are run by one of our counselors, Mrs. Davidson,” Nichols said. “I am also very involved with FFA and am serving as this year’s treasurer.”

Nichols plans to continue his academic career after high school at Kansas State. 

“My future plans are to attend Kansas State University in the fall and major in accounting,” Nichols said. “My oldest brother introduced the idea of accounting to me back when he was in college, and I’ve fallen in love with the idea of it since.”