Death swings more than just golf clubs

EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity.

First-year Miles Death is a member of USD men’s golf team from Plymouth, Minn.

Death helped the USD men’s team to a third place finish at last week’s Erv Kaiser Invitational in Oxbow, N.D. He finished in a tie for 28th with a 23 over-par score of 239.

Sydney Mook:  What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Miles Death:  I’ll have to go with vanilla. I like to keep it simple.

SM:  Who has been the biggest inspiration in your life?

MD:  I would have to say my dad. He always plays golf with me and has been since I was younger.

SM:  Nike or Adidas?

MD:  Adidas.

SM:  What is your favorite professional sports team?

MD  The Minnesota Wild.

SM:  What did you aspire to be when you grew up?

MD:  I always dreamed of being a professional golfer.

SM:  What are the biggest differences between high school and college golf?

MD:  Definitely the level of competition, and also the courses are more difficult.

SM: What is your favorite word?

MD:  Unreal.

SM:  If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you would buy?

MD:  If I won the lottery, I would have to buy all new golf clubs.

SM:  How did you get into playing golf?

MD:  My mom and dad started taking me out to the course when I was around two years old and I would sit in the golf cart and watch them.

SM:  What is your favorite snack?

MD:  I think it’d be beef Ramen noodles. It’s not really a meal, but it’s still filling.

SM:  What is your favorite song?

MD:  “Old Alabama” by Brad Paisley.

SM:  What is your favorite summertime activity?

MD:  Playing a round of golf.

SM: What about favorite wintertime activity?

MD:  It’s fun to play hockey during the winter.

SM:  What is your favorite quote?

MD:  ‘You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”’Wayne Gretzky said that.

SM:  What is your dream car?

MD:  I’m going to go with the Ford F-150.

SM:  Do you prefer putting or driving?

MD:  That’s hard, but I think I like putting better.