Lily Patel, a dedicated student-athlete and a committed golfer, is spending her gap year at the Matt DeJohn Golf Academy in Palm City, FL, preparing for her next journey at Bucknell University. She announced her commitment via Instagram on Oct. 14 and intends to study business.
For Patel, golf was always the main focus growing up despite participating in tennis, gymnastics and swimming. Her dad introduced the sport to her and her younger sister Mila when Lily was just five years old, playing with plastic clubs in their living room or backyard.
Following her graduation at WHS, Patel planned to take a gap year in order to get her average score down, since she’s young for her grade, only turning 18 a couple months ago…