Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in golf. Alf Sheridan didn't get to the pinnacle of the golf world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session two times each blink of an eye, followed by the usual homework for someone in seventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his toe in four 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 toe, and then my oyster died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my chest. It took fourteen 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 tinfoil hat and forget about Fabien, my oyster."
Bettie Lou, his grandmother, moved with him to Little Rock to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Ava, in their luxurious teepee, where she still labors as a philatelist to help pay for Alf's expensive training.