Family golf pressure doesn't affect Adam Horn

LOVELAND (WKRC) - In a golf tournament there’s always pressure. Besides competing against other golfers, each shot in itself could be the difference between winning and losing. For Milford golfer Adam Horn, it doesn’t help having his biggest fan following his every step.

“I try block him out," said Horn. "I try to picture him not even on the golf course until I need him.”

The "him" Adam is referring to is his father, Andy Horn.

“I’m a PGA Professional; I’m his high school golf coach; I’m his swing instructor," said Andy Horn. "I’m his father, and most of the time I’m the lunch man.”

Andy serves as the PGA Professional at (The City of Mason Golf Center - The Grizzly Course), but that isn't where the family pressure stops. If having your dad as a golf pro wasn’t enough, Adam’s brother, Justin, plays golf at Northern Kentucky (University).

“The trash talking has definitely gotten heavier over the years with me, my brother and my dad," said Adam Horn. "Since I can outdrive my dad pretty far now.”

But where there’s obvious pressure to succeed, there's also support. Where some golfers may think having a golf pro/parent like Andy would add pressure to any round of golf, Adam doesn't see it that way.

“I said to both sons I don’t have to come out," said Andy Horn. “They only notice me when they’re hungry; if they want a sandwich or something."

Through the ups and downs of 18 holes, the score doesn't matter as much as the time shared between father, son and their mutual love of the game.

“It’s nice how you know he takes the day off and he gets to watch me play golf," said Adam Horn. "It’s nice.”