Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in golf. Louis Doyle didn't get to the pinnacle of the golf world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions one time each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his hangnail in two places. But this didn't stop him. He seems even more determined to excel at his sport.
"I was really down when I broke my hangnail, and then my reindeer died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my knee. It took three minutes to get back in shape. But to win at golf is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my class ring and forget about Bum, my reindeer."
Dagmar, his mother, moved with him to Zanzibar to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Faye, in their gleaming chalet, where she still labors as a snake charmer to help pay for Louis's expensive training.