I look forward to the preparation and competition over the next two years.

There are also many extra demands placed on the flag-bearer that potentially take away from the preparation (for competition) and which can be a distraction. A number of athletes choose not to take on that added responsibility because they believe their first responsibility is to perform at their absolute maximum.

As usual we have done plenty of preparation but as in the past we face strong competition from the other states who are fortunate enough to have the majority of their boys playing golf full-time whereas our boys all hold down full-time jobs.

For a B school like us, that was good competition. That's good preparation for the meets coming up.

It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged.

Greek week is always an intense competition because they are competing for trophies, but they are mostly competing for bragging rights.