In My Own Words With Men's Golfer Logan Liles

When Logan Liles decided to play collegiate golf, he knew exactly what he was looking for in a school and community.

Morehead State was the perfect match.

"The culture of the university best aligned with what I was looking for," said Liles. "Morehead is a sizably bigger city than I grew up in, but the university is still surrounded by the rolling hills of the Daniel Boone National Forest, which makes it feel like home. The community is still very close-knit, which is nice because people know who you are and they're easy to talk to."

Aside from the school and community, Liles enjoys the golf team and competing at the Division I level. 

If there is one piece of advice he could give to kids aspiring to play collegiate golf, it would be to fall in love with the process. 

"Playing at this level, and even worse, trying to get to this level, involves a lot of pressure to perform well at the right times," explained Liles. "It's easy to get into a mindset that it's either success or failure, and all the practice starts to feel like a job or burden rather than an enjoyable time. If you learn to love the process and keep the game a game instead of a job, it becomes a lot easier to measure personal success."

Liles has always enjoyed golf and sports in general. He credits his father for being a big reason why he's had such an extensive involvement in sports. It's also why he considers his father a huge role model.

"Since I could walk, he's had me involved in sports of some kind," said Liles. "He has always wanted to see me succeed, but never made me feel like his level of proudness was dependent on my success. He pushed me in a way that was focused on my dreams and used that to instill fundamental values and principles in me along the way."

Liles has certainly found success on the golf course. In fact, one of the best feelings he can get on the course is when his swing feels good on the driving range and that transfers to the course.

"There's an old saying that goes, 'You have to dance with the girl you brought,' which means you have to play with the swing you have that day," said Liles. "It often feels like a curse when you hit it good on the range, because a lot of times it doesn't transfer to the course. So, when you can get a feeling in your swing that transfers to the actual round, I'd say that's one of the better feelings you can get."

Following graduation, Liles plans to find a job at an accounting firm, likely somewhere around Lexington, Kentucky. He is currently studying accounting and has a bright future ahead of him.

In the meantime, he is enjoying his time at Morehead State and being a part of the men's golf team. He finds joy in the game regardless of his performance on any given day. 

He's learned to love the process, just like he encourages everyone else to do.

"I've always been a fan of 80s and 90s rock music," said Liles. "There's a song called Money for Nothing by Dire Straits, and it's one of my favorites. One of the lyrics in that song says, 'We got to install microwave ovens,' and that's how I feel about my game. 

"Sometimes you'll hit the ball in the microwave oven, but that's okay. It's all part of the process."