A little golfer with a huge heart
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CHILLICOTHE – Most 9-year-old’s spend their time consumed by video games or playing in their own care-free world. But Ty Schobelock, a third grader in the Southeastern School District, is an exception.
He’s not only a golf prodigy, but also a caring youngster with a compassionate heart. The recent Player of the Year on the U.S. Kids Golf Columbus Tour is raising money for a trip to the World Championship tournament in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
But it’s what the youngster is doing off the golf course that is gaining attention. Some of the proceeds that Ty raises for his trip to the championship will return to the community, in the form of a donation to the Pediatric Unit in the Adena Medical Center.
“I want to help the kids out because I realize how hard it is and they just want to go home,” the straight-A student said about hospitalized youngsters.
Schobelock’s parents said their son spent time in and out of Adena’s Pediatric Unit about three years ago. During his stay, the youngster was often bored.
Ty said he plans to donate video games and toys for pediatric patients to help make their stay at the hospital more comfortable. He said he hopes to be able to personally deliver the gifts to the unit when the time comes.
His golf coach, Chris Frey, compares the youth’s swing to that of golfing pro John Daly. Todd Schobelock said his son always has been competitive and has excelled at most everything he tried. Ty began golfing at the age of three and his father said he could tell immediately that his son had something special.
A charity golf tournament, to help raise money for Ty’s upcoming championship game and for Adena’s Pediatric Unit, will be held Friday, May 20, at the Chillicothe Country Club.
The event begins at 10 a.m., with an auction later in the day, which includes autographed items from golfing legends Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. For more information, contact Ralph Metzger, Executive Director of the Adena Health Foundation, at rmetzger@adena.org.
CHILLICOTHE – Most 9-year-old’s spend their time consumed by video games or playing in their own care-free world. But Ty Schobelock, a third grader in the Southeastern School District, is an exception.
He’s not only a golf prodigy, but also a caring youngster with a compassionate heart. The recent Player of the Year on the U.S. Kids Golf Columbus Tour is raising money for a trip to the World Championship tournament in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
But it’s what the youngster is doing off the golf course that is gaining attention. Some of the proceeds that Ty raises for his trip to the championship will return to the community, in the form of a donation to the Pediatric Unit in the Adena Medical Center.
“I want to help the kids out because I realize how hard it is and they just want to go home,” the straight-A student said about hospitalized youngsters.
Schobelock’s parents said their son spent time in and out of Adena’s Pediatric Unit about three years ago. During his stay, the youngster was often bored.
Ty said he plans to donate video games and toys for pediatric patients to help make their stay at the hospital more comfortable. He said he hopes to be able to personally deliver the gifts to the unit when the time comes.
His golf coach, Chris Frey, compares the youth’s swing to that of golfing pro John Daly. Todd Schobelock said his son always has been competitive and has excelled at most everything he tried. Ty began golfing at the age of three and his father said he could tell immediately that his son had something special.
A charity golf tournament, to help raise money for Ty’s upcoming championship game and for Adena’s Pediatric Unit, will be held Friday, May 20, at the Chillicothe Country Club.
The event begins at 10 a.m., with an auction later in the day, which includes autographed items from golfing legends Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. For more information, contact Ralph Metzger, Executive Director of the Adena Health Foundation, at rmetzger@adena.org.