⛳️ It's all in the hips?

Twelve-year-old Bayleigh Teepa-Tarau recently won the golf event at the Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools Games in Tauranga, New Zealand. Which, without the following context, is impressive – but still fairly commonplace.

What makes this situation even more impressive, however, is that Bayleigh claimed the championship after only ever playing three rounds of golf in his life😳.

⛳️ The backstory: Bayleigh has autism, and has often had to deal with social and academic struggles in school. Though his parents can't believe how comfortable and natural he is on the golf course. 

• “I’m so proud of him,” said his father, Hemi Tarau. “I’m surprised at how well he did because of his autism, but then I’m not surprised... it [golf] has done amazing things for his confidence.”