After each occasion it appears the identical query arises: “The place does this newest end result rank for you?”
Connor Graham ponders for a second when reflecting on his newest success and responds “It’s definitely up there”.
The younger golfer from Perthshire might solely nonetheless be 15 years of age however, on the weekend, he penned the most recent chapter in a rising listing of spectacular achievements out on the course.
A Blairgowrie Golf Membership member, he completed second on the Lytham Trophy - a prestigious early season match which welcomes a number of the greatest male newbie gamers from the UK and certainly Europe.
Rounds of 71, 71, 70 and 69 for a one over par whole at Royal Lytham and St Anne’s Golf Membership - an Open Championship venue and one of many nation’s hardest hyperlinks exams - earned him additional deserved plaudits.
“I didn’t hit too many balls beforehand as a result of I had a few issues with my again,” Connor defined to the Perthshire Advertiser.
“I wasn’t in a position to hit many with the driving force main as much as it so I actually simply labored on my placing and brief sport.
“That actually helped for the match. The brief sport must be good to maintain a strong scorecard.
“It was a very robust golf course which is demanding off the tee, with quite a lot of bunkers up the fairways.
“And the greens are fairly small too so that you wanted to be good tee-to-green.”
Because the match progressed, Connor remained proper within the combine for prime honours and had posted the clubhouse lead. However a late birdie on 17 within the remaining spherical allowed Englishman John Gough to return out on prime by a solitary shot.
“It was 36 holes on the ultimate day and I performed strong in that third spherical,” Connor mentioned ".I had an opportunity within the remaining spherical and knew, if I made just a few birdies, I might catch up.
“There have been a few leaderboards on the again 9 so I used to be conscious the place I used to be sitting going into the previous few holes.
“The eventual winner made a few bogeys which introduced me again into it. However he ended up getting a birdie on 17 to sneak one forward once more.”
Whereas disillusioned to not raise the trophy, Connor realises this was one other step in the best route.
“I am going to each match trying to attempt to win,” he mentioned.
“However this is likely one of the largest newbie occasions in Europe, so it's nonetheless a fairly good achievement coming second. This result's definitely up there.
“It’s feeling to play constant golf on a tricky course and towards such a robust discipline.
“What has actually helped this 12 months is getting a bit of additional distance off the tee.
“I’m all the time gaining yards and hitting it longer. I can rating extra constantly with hitting extra greens and having shorter golf equipment into holes.
“I’m within the gymnasium loads now, attempting to get as robust and quick as I can. Proper now, it’s actually serving to the golf sport.”
A busy schedule tees-off once more in the direction of the tip of the month and, regardless of his younger years, Connor is worked up about persevering with to impress within the males’s sport.
He mentioned: “It was end on the Lytham Trophy however now it's about preparation and preparing for the following match.
“My golf is now at a degree the place I can compete once I’m enjoying properly. I don’t suppose my age has obtained an excessive amount of to do with it anymore.”