It has been over 3 years since former Durham Academy golf standout, Rob Kirkland, first approached me and asked if he and fellow DA teammates could train in the winter and spring for the fast approaching 2006 varsity golf season at ActivEdge Fitness & Sports Performance. A junior then, Rob was regarded as one of the best young amateur golfers in the state and looking to better his game and help lead the varsity team at DA. Rob was different then the traditional golfer of past. Not only was he gifted, but very athletic, a trend that has started to emerge the past few years in the top Tour players and carried over to the younger generations.