The Golden Eagles senior has a folk-rock band with his brothers that gives him an escape from the stress of golf.
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MarquetteseniorgolferPatrickAdlerandheadcoachSteveBaileywerewalkingthroughtheschool’sAlumniMemorialUnionwitharecruitwhenBaileycommentedontheacousticsinthebuildingandaskedAdlertobeltoutasong.
ThatalsohappenedwhenAdlerwasafreshmanatanalumnimatchinFlorida.Hehadtogetupandsinginfrontofthewholecontigent,includingprominentdonorstotheprogram.
“There’sbeenalotoftimeswhereCoachBaileyhastriedtoembarrassmeandgetmeoutofmycomfortzone,”Adlersaid.
DuringhisfourseasonswiththeGoldenEagles,Adlerhaslearnedtobecomfortablebeinguncomfortable.That’sledtoabreakthroughonthegolfcourse,withtwomonumentalindividualvictoriesinthelastthree-plusmonthsthathasAdlerthinkingaboutturningpronextfall.
He’salsonotafraidtogetonstageandrockoutwithabandthatincludeshistwoolderbrothers.
“He’ssofuntobearound,”Baileysaid.“He’sararebreedofaperson.I’msoproudofhim.He’sgotalottostillac
