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By CAROLYN BLOSSER
Battalion Staff Writer
2700 SO. TEXAS AVE,
COLLEGE STATION
Which shall it be — a nine iron or a
sand wedge? Decisions like these are
part of Brenda Goldsmith’s everyday
life.
Goldsmith, a junior from San An
tonio, is the premier player on the
Texas A&M women’s golf team. Na
tionally, she is ranked among the
best. Looking at her long lists of ac
complishments, it’s easy to see why.
After winning the State Champ
ionship her senior year in high
school. Goldsmith came to A&M on
a four year scholarship. She finished
10th in the National Championships
her freshman year and fifth her
sophomore year.
Last October she won the pre
stigious William Tucker Invitational,
the largest golf tournament held in
the fall for men and women. Re
cently she took top individual honors
in the Texas A&M Invitational Tour
nament. And the list goes on.
What does it take to reach such
proficiency in a sport? A helpful
background for one thing, and of
course, a lot of hard work. Goldsmith
has had both.
Coming from a golfing family, she
was already on the course by age 12.
Her older brother attends the Uni
versity of New Mexico on a golf scho
larship.
But mostly, it’s the endless hours
of work and dedication that makes a
champion. “Golf is a game you have
to practice everyday to be the best
at,” says Goldsmith. “I try to prac
tice everyday and I usually go home
on the weekends and work with my
pro. I’m at the point now where I can
be the best if I have my mind ready
to do it. Sometimes there are mental
problems such as having your confi
dence up.”
Along with the work comes many
fringe benefits, including the chance
to see a variety of people and places.
“Last summer I went to play in the
British Amateur," she said. “We
played at St. Andrews Golf Course in
Scotland, which is where golf was
born. It was very interesting because
it was the first year they ever allowed
women to go into the Royal and An
cient Clubhouse.
“Golf has taught me a lot about
mental situations, she continued.
“You’re exposed to a lot of different
people. I’ve met a lot of good, old Ag
alumni by representing A&M,
which is fantastic.”
Although she hasn’t given it that
much thought. Goldsmith feels her
future wi 11 p robably be golf-
oriented. As an agronomy™
agement) major, she would
get a job working on a golf
perhaps be a consultant
course design.
Then there’s always the pos
of playing on the women
sional golf tour, although Go(
says she doesn’t have astrongi
tion to turn pro.
“It’s not the question ofabil
the question of wanting todo
said. “Playing professionally
isn’t a glamorous life at all. It’si
serious job. It involves ten m
long traveling and there’s a
pressure from sponsors.”
Having played in eight^
tournaments last summer,
more than familiar with the
ness of constant traveling.
“I get tired of it sometW
says. “It’s easy to get bui
mentally. It’s hard togetpsyi
for tournaments all the time,
This June she will becom[
the National Collegiate Chi
ships in Lansing, Michigan
judging from her talent and
mination, don’t be surprii
Brenda Goldsmith comes aw
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Battalion StafT Writer
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At best, a backlash takes time to
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A backlash can happen to any
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with a spinning reel. Whenl ein weigl
is new and stiff, or when Ask slent
twisted, it can fall off the spde recei\
loops that get tangled upwaLive enc
line carrying out the lure, ifflles ha>
tangles are even harder tow w who i
than backlashes, so they al: 0 ^ c l thei
ways call for new line. K,,y ; 56
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let’s look at some different faBsT
line and their advantages andt|»| 5
vantages. ffy 0
There are actually two ktoRl
line readily available now
nylon isn t used much, but
have some good points. I
monofilament, it doesn’t
giving more positive hooks
power. For the same rei
breaks easier than mono.
Monofilament is far andaw|
most used line. It comes in
tests from 1 to more than
manufacturer puts out several
rent kinds of mono, not justassi
chandising trick.
For example, Berkley ma:
Trilene, Trilene XL, TrileneDl
Tuff and Trilene Tensimatic.Tcf
is just plain line, XL islimpandl
cally brightened, Dura-Tuffiil
and abrasion-resistant andTert
tic is for saltwater use.
Optical brighteners are tlie:
recent innovation in line. Qnef
ufacturer now has line in thref
ors: yellow, orange and blue
glows above the water, mal
easy to see. Because the glowiiS
duced by the action of ultra
light on the brighteners, the;:
supposedly disappears under-
I had my doubts about thisl
last weekend. I have been usM
blue line but have shied await;
the yellow because it looks if!
rope. But I was given a spooldj
low 8-pound line, so I put it
ultralight rig. In the weeki
tournament out of Cove M;
Livingston, every fish I wei|
was caught on the yellow 1
tough as the fishing was, this
vinced me that the bright stuff!
ally all right.
Like all your other tackle,
serves a little attention. In
deserves a lot of attention. Ml
lament starts deteriorating
soon as it goes on the reel spool
weakened by sunlight and wall
sorption, not just by pullii
around stumps.
It makes sense to buy lineitl
spools and change it often
quarter-pound spools for al
each. There are about 600 y;
20-pound line on a quarter-]
spool.
I change line about once a
or more often when it gets
use. I always change it before all
nament. Line is the most
between you and the fish, soitis)
good sense to keep it in the
shape possible.
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