There’s something about hitting the course after school that clears Kash Taylor-Rogers’ mind. Whether it’s working on his swing or just playing a few holes, the Ada High School golfer knows where he belongs. “I really focus on golf and grades in school and in my free time, I usually help my dad and play basketball,” Kash said. “I got started because of my dad, he was really interested in the game and wanted us to learn the game of golf.”
What fuels him to keep grinding? That’s easy. “The thing that inspired me to play golf is the want to be good and having a sport I could play for the rest of my life,” he said. “The biggest influences have to be my mom and dad because they have done so much and given so much for me to play the game of golf and really wanted me to be great from the start.”
Kash has enjoyed growing alongside his teammates. “The team chemistry is pretty good, we have a fairly young team,and we all get along,” he said. He sees his role clearly: “I feel like my role for the team is to lift our team’s spirit and to be a key factor in scoring for tournaments.”
Like any athlete, Kash sets high goals for himself. “My goal and hopes for this season are to make it to state and play way better than last season,” he said. That success won’t come without hard work: “My training for a week is working out every Tuesday, Friday and basically playing golf all week.”
One of his greatest challenges has been mental. “It has to be my mental game and how to control my anger when it comes to hitting bad shots, and I overcame it by just knowing life is going to move on.”
Of all the moments he’s shared with teammates, one in particular stands out. “It has to be after our Duncan tournament at dinner, it was a very funny dinner, and it is still talked about to this day.”
Kash’s outlook is shaped by strength close to home. “I look up to my dad because he was diagnosed with cancer in 2020 but he didn’t let that affect the way he lived and he keeps going and never stopped believing in me,” he said. “Even though he has cancer he still tries to do stuff for me and told me life goes on even when bad stuff happens.”
Kash Taylor-Rogers plans to play golf in college and continue making memories one hole at a time.
