Alright, so I kept hearing this name, Grace Charis, popping up. Not on the tour scoreboard, mind you, but online, everywhere. My daughter’s friends were talking about her, saw her mentioned on some forums I peek at sometimes. Usually, I stick to the pros, you know, the ones grinding it out week after week. But this felt different.
My Initial Thoughts
Honestly? I was a bit skeptical. Golf influencer? What does that even mean? Back in my day, you learned from a local pro, maybe watched Nicklaus or Palmer on fuzzy TV. This whole online personality thing around golf seemed… odd. Is it about the golf, or something else? I decided I had to actually see for myself what the fuss was about. Can’t just dismiss things without looking into them, right?
The “Investigation” Process
So, one evening, had some downtime. Fired up the old tablet. Didn’t go to any specific place, just typed the name into a search bar. Up pops a load of videos, pictures, you name it.
What I did was simple:
- I watched a few swing videos. Looked okay, decent enough swing for sure. Some tips here and there.
- Then I noticed a lot of other stuff. More lifestyle content, practice routines mixed with just… daily life things.
- Spent maybe half an hour, forty minutes just clicking around, getting a feel for the content she puts out there.
It wasn’t like watching a Golf Channel instruction piece. It felt much more personal, more like someone just sharing their journey, I guess. Less formal. The production was slick, definitely made for grabbing attention quickly.
My Takeaways
After actually spending time looking into it, I kind of get it now. It’s not really about trying to be the next Nelly Korda, maybe? It seems more about making golf look fun, accessible, maybe less stuffy than the old image.
Is her advice groundbreaking? Probably not for someone who’s been playing for decades like me. But for a young person starting out, seeing someone closer to their age enjoying the game, sharing struggles and successes? I can see the appeal. It breaks down that intimidating barrier golf sometimes has.
It’s definitely a different world now. This whole influencer wave is hitting every sport, golf included. It gets eyeballs on the game, that’s for sure. Whether those eyeballs translate into lifelong players, who knows. But my little “practical investigation” showed me it’s not just noise. There’s a reason it connects with people, especially younger folks. It’s just… different from how I learned and followed the game. Not necessarily bad, just different.
