Athlete of the Week: 10 questions with Logan Keeter, New Trier golf

Logan Keeter is a senior golfer for the Trevians. He won the individual sectional championship and finished 18th at 6-over par across two rounds in the state finals. Keeter will compete with the U.S. Air Force Academy starting next year.

1. Do you have any preround or preshot rituals?

No, I’m not superstitious. Nothing particular. I use the same ball marker. I use the same routine every shot. Breathing, set up, but nothing out of the ordinary.

2. Why the Air Force Academy?

I potentially want to be a pilot and they have great academics over there so I was really excited about that.

3. What would be your dream job?

Either a pilot or a contractor, like a military contractor. Honestly, I don’t know much about it other than it pays pretty good. Pilot, I’m not a fan of jobs that keep you in an office, so it sounds pretty cool and I’d like to travel the world.

4. If you could try another sport, what would it be?

I don’t think I’d be very good at other sports, but tennis seems pretty fun. I play it every now and then with my friends.

5. What’s your favorite thing to do off the course?

I love playing pickup basketball with my friends. A lot of homework, that’s not very fun though. So just hanging out with friends, being outside.

6. What’s your favorite club in your bag?

It changes day to day but right now it’s the hybrid. It’s just the most consistent and I’ve been able to rely on it for a lot of shots (at state).

7. What’s been your favorite golf memory?

Probably my freshman and sophomore years when we won the state championship. I remember we had a really, really good team both years. A lot of guys who supported each other, we had a really great time down (at state) hanging out and especially the bus rides home were pretty amazing.

8. If you’re in Walgreens with a couple of bucks, what are you buying?

(Teammate) Liam Kelly is a big dill pickle (sunflower) seed guy and he put me onto the seed trend, so maybe a bag of David seeds.

9. What’s something people don’t know about you?

I golf lefty but I am right-handed. That’s something people might not know. My dad let me try both, lefty and righty, and it just stuck, lefty.

10. What does New Trier golf mean to you?

It means a ton. It’s beyond the golf aspect of it. There are a lot of traits that (our coaches) instill upon us that are really huge later in life. It’s more of a brotherhood and doing the right thing.

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