Career in sports? Not so fast

My son, Haobo, always draws a small admiring crowd when he hits ball after ball onto the driving range.

On the practice green, spectators burst into laughter when Haobo, after tapping the ball into the cup, drops the putter to chase a butterfly or grasshopper. After all, he's just 3 years 4 months old.

Haobo's interest in golf started at 2 when he slammed the ball with a set of plastic golf clubs on the community playground. When he was taken to the driving range for the first time at 3, I was surprised to see the ease with which he lifted the ball off the mat and onto the turf.