2008 Woodie Awards
Senior Profile: Golfer Charlie Soule
Soule struggled as freshman, later made DU history
Bryce Evans
Issue date: 5/15/07 Section: Sports
"I never want to accept where I'm at and be complacent," said Pioneer senior golfer Charlie Soule. "I always want to get to that next level."
Judging from these words, it can be very easy to see how Soule has gone from being cut from the DU men's golf team as a freshman to becoming one of most prolific players in school history.
Soule, now in his final season with the Pioneers, is tied for most individual victories in school history with three and is second overall in career scoring average at 72.58.
None of Soule's impressive statistics and accomplishments may have ever seemed possible when he first picked up a golf club at age 12 when his family moved from Houston, Tex. to his current home just outside of Denver.
"I was always into baseball, but when we moved to Colorado, I didn't have any friends," said Soule of his first interest in golf. "So, I grabbed my mom's golf clubs, and I just went down to the course that is about three blocks away from our house. I spent just about everyday there that summer."
Soule, who played many sports growing up, quickly got hooked on the game. But when he was a freshman in high school, Soule encountered his first major set back.
"I got cut from the team my freshman year of high school," said Soule.
Soule tried out the following year as well but made the team. By his senior season, Soule earned All-Conference honors and finished 13th in the Colorado State Tournament. He then decided that he wanted to pursue golf at the next level.
"I kind of chose it by my senior year of high school," said Soule of his desire to play college golf. "I wanted to play D1 golf and decided that Denver was the school I wanted to go to because I had the best opportunity to do that."
Soule came to DU in the hope of being able to walk-on to the Pioneer golf team. Unfortunately, things did not quite go as planned.
"I won the spot my freshman year, and [Head Coach Eric Hoos] said that he didn't need me," said Soule of his first try-out with the team.
Judging from these words, it can be very easy to see how Soule has gone from being cut from the DU men's golf team as a freshman to becoming one of most prolific players in school history.
Soule, now in his final season with the Pioneers, is tied for most individual victories in school history with three and is second overall in career scoring average at 72.58.
None of Soule's impressive statistics and accomplishments may have ever seemed possible when he first picked up a golf club at age 12 when his family moved from Houston, Tex. to his current home just outside of Denver.
"I was always into baseball, but when we moved to Colorado, I didn't have any friends," said Soule of his first interest in golf. "So, I grabbed my mom's golf clubs, and I just went down to the course that is about three blocks away from our house. I spent just about everyday there that summer."
Soule, who played many sports growing up, quickly got hooked on the game. But when he was a freshman in high school, Soule encountered his first major set back.
"I got cut from the team my freshman year of high school," said Soule.
Soule tried out the following year as well but made the team. By his senior season, Soule earned All-Conference honors and finished 13th in the Colorado State Tournament. He then decided that he wanted to pursue golf at the next level.
"I kind of chose it by my senior year of high school," said Soule of his desire to play college golf. "I wanted to play D1 golf and decided that Denver was the school I wanted to go to because I had the best opportunity to do that."
Soule came to DU in the hope of being able to walk-on to the Pioneer golf team. Unfortunately, things did not quite go as planned.
"I won the spot my freshman year, and [Head Coach Eric Hoos] said that he didn't need me," said Soule of his first try-out with the team.
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