Junior Jake Bobin’s Three-Year Golf Journey Includes a season-opening 72, a 35 vs. Valparaiso, Snow, North Carolina, but not his own brother

Patrick Mochen
Onwardtrojans.com

Junior Jake Bobin is the clear No. 1 in Chesterton’s golf lineup. Golf, a sport which usually takes people a long time to pick up, was first introduced to Bobin three years ago.
“My friend that went to La Lumiere took me golfing one day,” Bobin said, “and I fell in love with it. Three years ago. Don’t remember how I did. I just started playing from then. It was great.”
Bobin’s friend, Camden Tegt, is the No. 1 golfer on La Lumiere. Bobin says that as of right now it is pretty close as to who is better between the two.
Bobin trains more than anyone else on the Trojans in the offseason. While many people are using golf simulators, Bobin trains outside, even in the snow, which prepares him for just about anything since he says nothing can be worse than golfing in the snow. His favorite course to play on he said was Sandy Pines, although he later contradicted himself on that point, saying, “It's really nice. I’m not a big fan, I can never score. Lot of sand, lot of water.”
He’ll have a chance to score better on it Saturday, when Chesterton competes in the Lake Central Classic.
In addition to the Sandy Pines course, he said he Sand Creek, Chesterton’s home course, and said he’s very appreciative that they let the high school use their course for practice. He stated they do a good job taking care of it, and that it's private so they keep “idiots” out of it.
He also trained at the famed Pinehurst resort in North Carolina.
“Pinehurst is probably the number one golf resort,” he said. “I went there last week. It was just a bunch of rich guys who stink at golf, but it was fun.”
With all the different training he does, the one thing he doesn’t do is train with his freshman brother, Mason.
“No, I refuse,” Jake said. “He just started.”
Bobin is known for his short game, and has progressed his long game over time, saying he has added twenty yards to his drive since last season. He has also been working on the mental part of the sport.
“It’s always good to have a good attitude,” Bobin said. “Coach (Marc Bruner) says to keep your head up, not one shot defines your round. There’s always a lot of golf to be played. I definitely struggled with that last year. That's one thing I worked on in the winter and I think it’s done me good.”
Commenting on his head coach, Bobin said “Bruner is really good. He never coached golf until last year, and he’s done a really good job so far and I’m sure there are more awards going his way.”
As of right now, Bobin is undecided where to go to school.
“Wabash called me this morning in first period,” Bobin said. “I didn’t answer it. It was in Marketing with Gingrich and they ended up just d-m’ing me on Instagram.”
He went on a visit to Spring Arbor and was awaiting an offer from their coach. To list a few other schools who have expressed interest: Grace, Taylor, Hanover, and Stetson University in Deland, Florida.
“I want to go south and I want to study marketing,” Bobin said. “I like it and I’m good at it.”
Clearly, he’s also good at golf, good enough to win medalist honors with a 72 in the Rochester Invitational at Round Barn. Bobin also was medalist in a dual with Valparaiso on the Lake course at Sand Creek, where he shot a 1-under 35. An eagle on No. 6, a par five, was the highlight of that round.