At an age when most kids were still figuring out which sport they liked, AJ Salierno already had a golf club in his hands and a fire lit inside him.

Introduced to the game by his father and grandfather, both golfers, AJ entered his first par-3 tournament at just 6 years old.

By age 8 or 9, he shot a 35 over nine holes to win a U.S. Kids season championship at Braelinn Golf Club. It was an early sign that this was not a childhood hobby, but something bigger. “We started realizing he was special,” recalled his mother, Britanie Salierno.

Since then, AJ’s golf journey has been defined by equal parts talent, grit, sacrifice and faith.

But golfing at a high level demands obsession. Hours on the range. Drills. Course management sessions. Mental conditioning. It is a grind that devours time an

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