Every golfer has the mind set after a round of golf that they could have done better.

For Brian Walker, a graduate of Auburn High School and a member of the golf team, is no different.

Walker now is currently attending LeMoyne College with a study in education while also playing for the Dolphins golf team. He finished his freshman year in May and is already starting to get ready for his sophomore year on the team with an outlook on how he can improve his game.

“I wasn#'t too pleased with my freshman year,” Walker said. “I didn#'t do great, but I didn#'t play as well as I would have liked to.”

Walker said he has always been proud of his ability to get off of the tee, but wants to improve in the short game.

“I#'ve always kept my tee shots straight,” Walker said. “When I play with my friends I may not hit the ball farther, but most likely mine is straight. I would like to improve my short game however.”

Walker started golfing at the age of 12 and found it as a way of having fun during a rough time.

“My parents were on the brink of a divorce,” Walker said. “So my dad wanted me to have some fun that summer. He signed me up for a golf clinic at Cranebrook Country Club and I instantly fell in love with the game. To this day my dad says, ‘I never thought that that would be the thing to have gotten you into golf, but it did.”

His enjoyment in the game turned out to be much more as Walker started to build on it and turn it into more than a past time.

Walker started to take lessons from PGA Professional Tony Biata.

That led to him to try out for the golf team at Auburn. It was there that Walker was introduced to another key contributor to his golf game, Maroons head coach, Tony Locastro. The two of them have guided Walker to his success.

During his time playing for the Maroons, Walker had quite a few accomplishments including being named Most Improved Player, and was a two-time captain of the golf team and a first team All-Conference player both in his junior and senior seasons. Walker attributes these accomplishments to his mentors.

“I wouldn#'t be where I am without Tony Biata or my high school coach Tony Locastro,” Walker said. “They have helped me so much with my game and gotten me to the point I am at now.”

Over the years he has had so much fun in the sport that Walker would like to eventually become a school teacher and hopefully be able to coach a high school golf team like Locastro.

“If I could have half the success as Coach Tony Locastro,” Walker said. “Then I would be happy.”

Walker has also competed in several Junior PGA tournaments locally, with his best finish coming in a tie for first, but due to score cards, a second place finish at Woodcrest Golf Club.

“When they put the two scores together I earned second place,” Walker said.

Walker has found success throughout his game. During the summer he normally is up at the golf course by 10 a.m.

Walker gets out there early because like most competitors, he feels there is always room for improvement in the way he plays.

“I might play good one day,” Walker said. “But I know I can play better. Then if I play bad I want to go out and play again to only do better. Which I know I can do.”