Junior Golf at Raintree Country Club

This was the summer Jay found his new sports love, golf. He attended several junior golf clinics at Raintree Country Club and played every.single.day that we could get him there.

Golf is in our blood. I grew up watching (not playing) my younger brothers dominant the local, state and national junior golf tours. My brother PJ played collegiate golf at LSU and spent several years on various professional golf tours. My dad loves golf too as do Ryan’s parents, and they’re always watching the PGA Tour on TV or playing the Golf Channel fantasy challenge. On the other hand, my mom and I never even tried. That’s not true. I took a few lessons way back when and was almost as bad as I am at tennis today. So yeah, golf might be in my blood but the talent skipped me. Maybe I passed some skill on to Jay. If not skill, definitely a love of the game. At this point in his young junior golf career, he couldn’t be more passionate about it.

This day I offered to caddy (aka take pictures) for Jay. It was his only ticket to the course so he was happy to appease me. When he arrived at Raintree his friend Vivian, who plays on the club’s Junior PGA team, was available to join us. They both played great! My caddy skills were questionable but that was just a photography cover anyway. The kids drove the ball long and I got bonus driving points for outrunning a quickly approaching storm. I like to drive fast – even in a golf cart – and it came in handy today. We all had a blast and I might have even earned some cool mom points too.

Here are a few favorites from our afternoon golfing.

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Junior Golf at Raintree Country Club - Charlotte, NC

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Abbe McCracken is an award-winning lifestyle photographer serving Charlotte, NC and the surrounding areas of Matthews, Ballantyne, Weddington and beyond. She specializes in joyful family and children’s photography. Abbe is a member of the National Association of Professional Child Photographers and is the two-time winner of Charlotte Smarty Pants’ Best Family Photographer. Other recent local awards include Hulafrog South Charlotte’s Most Loved Family Photographer and Charlotte Parent Readers’ Favorite Family Photographer.


 

Charlotte NC Professional Photographer Abbe McCracken

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Welcome to my blog! I’m a child and family photographer based in Charlotte NC.

 

Parents always ask, “what if my kid doesn’t listen?” My answer: that’s actually perfect. Don’t tell your children I said so, but personalities shine when listening ears fail. I welcome the silly. I want the giggles. I watch for honest smiles, real connections and stolen family moments.

 

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