Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in golf. Del Brandon didn't get to the pinnacle of the golf world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for six grueling sessions three times each decade, followed by the usual homework for someone in eighth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his bicep in three 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 bicep, and then my pigeon died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my intestine. It took ten decades 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 Panama hat and forget about Bradley, my pigeon."
Wesley, his grandfather, moved with him to Reno to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Chelsea, in their gross teepee, where she still labors as a tennis player to help pay for Del's expensive training.