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Sooner Profile: Kendall Dye
April 20, 2008 | Women's Golf
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A lifelong Sooner fan, OU was the only school on her list of college choices.
Since she's been here, the Edmond native has been one of the team's most consistent performers. Recently, she even collected her first college victory at Oklahoma's own Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.
Dye's success on the golf course has resulted from much more than pure ability, however. It is a product of an ultra-competitive fire that she developed at a young age in duels against her brother, combined with an unwavering confidence in herself that is continuously renewed simply through her love for the game.
On how special it has been to play golf at OU:
"I'm actually living out a dream right now. I've grown up a Sooner fan and I never thought I'd actually be a real Sooner. Just being able to wear the uniform and play for the University has been a real honor and it's been a blast."
On how she originally became a Sooner fan:
"I'm originally from Memphis and we moved here because my dad got transferred with his job. When we got here we found out quickly it was a big rivalry between the two schools. My dad was told you have to pick OU or OSU. I think he
 "I'm actually living out a dream right now... Just being able to wear the uniform and play for the University has been a real honor." |
"When time came to choose a school, I really didn't want to look anywhere else except OU. I was kind of biased for that and had kind of a close-minded aspect. Thankfully they looked at me, took a chance on me and this is where I'm at today."
On what it's been like playing with her teammates:
"Sometimes teams struggle with different personalities, but I really feel with our team, it's like your own family. You're with these girls and your coaches 24/7. You travel together and see each other every day, if not two or three times a day. This year we have a really good dynamic. There are only nine of us on the team so I think that helps that it's a little bit smaller group. We just really care for one another, push one another and really want to see each person succeed. I think that's why we've had such great success this year."
On how important it is to have that camaraderie:
"When you travel together, it's not much fun if you're not liking each other. But we have a blast on the trips, whoever gets to go. No matter who it is in the top five, we have a great time and work together really well. We just like to see each other play well.
"We all have different personalities and are from all over the States. We give each other a hard time and make fun of each other but everyone takes it well. When you have to come in for workouts at 6 a.m., nobody wants to be there, but when you see your teammates we have a great time no matter where we are. We can find the fun in anything."
On her first memory of playing golf:
"I think I got my first set when I was about five years old. I can still remember my first little golf bag I got for Christmas. My brother, who is two years older than me, was also very good at golf. He played in college and still plays, but now it's a little more competitive and I can take him sometimes. My dad always brought us out to the golf course and would go out after church on Sundays. I always wanted to drive the golf cart. We would have to get away from the clubhouse and then I would hop on over to the driver's seat.
"I can remember hitting my driver 100 yards straight down the middle every time -- no worries, no fear, just having fun. My dad would just sit back there shaking his head wondering how this little girl could hit it dead straight every time. And putting, he always questioned how I never lined up the ball. I didn't even worry about lining it up. I just hit the put and it goes in, no worries at all. As time goes on you develop all the fears and stuff and that's when golf gets difficult."
On being able to go through this experience so close to home:
"I'm extremely close to my family and they're only 30 minutes away, so it's really convenient for when I do need talk to them or do need to see them. I see them quite often and they still come to the football games. It's great to have that feeling and to have their support every single day.
"It's neat that they're along for the ride with me and get to live out my dream also. They travel with me to the tournaments, and now that my brother is out of school he gets to see me play, which is really exciting because he's one of the reasons why I'm still playing this sport. He pushes me and critiques me harder than most people. I probably critique myself the worst. I always want to please him, but he never lets on that he's satisfied with how I'm playing. I just want to keep getting better and better and beat him like a drum."
On how happy she is with her own game:
"Like I said, I'm very hard on myself so I'm not satisfied. But recently I've discovered to just let myself go, get out of my own way and just enjoy the game and let my talents shine through. I think that's really benefited my game. Golf is a game of confidence, and if you don't have it you're not going to be playing very well."
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