Brayden Gough, Men's Golf

Hometown... Tuscola, Illinois, USA
High School... Tuscola High School (Class of 2024)
Major... Business Administration

Favorite food... Spaghetti
Favorite midnight snack... Orville Redenbacher Movie Theatre Popcorn
Favorite book... How to Win Friends and Influence People; The Westing Game
Favorite TV show... Suits
Favorite artist... Big X the Plug
Favorite song... “Somewhere Only We Know”
Favorite vacation... Universal Studios Florida
Favorite movie... The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite saying... “A blind squirrel finds a nut eventually.”

Favorite athlete... Rory McIlroy
Favorite sport to watch... Golf or Football
Favorite class at VU... Intro to Business
Biggest pet peeve... People who interrupt or loud eaters
Dream car... Corvette
Car you actually drive... Buick Regal
Dream job... Social media marketer
Career plans... Explore social media marketing (SMMA) after school and see where God leads

Hobbies... Golf, watching movies, pickleball
Season goals for myself... Improve from last year
Season goals for the team... Win the regional tournament
One thing I wish I was better at... Going to bed earlier
A book or movie about my life would be titled... What’s for dinner?

Most memorable athletic moment... Winning the conference tournament
Best advice I’ve ever been given... Keep your eye on the ball
What motivates me... God and food

I can’t imagine a week without... Popcorn
My advice to kids... Hard work goes a long way
When people first meet me, they think... Hopefully good things
Country I’d like to visit... Israel
Nobody knows how much I... Overthink sometimes

Since I’ve been at VU, I’ve learned... How to make friends without knowing anyone
Best athlete I’ve faced... Adam Schenk (played with him for a few holes)
Best thing about being an athlete at VU... Making friendships that last
If I were coach for a day... Take the team to Monical’s instead of Bobe’s
If I could attend any sporting event... The Masters
I chose VU because... It was a bigger, nicer school