- November 25, 2024
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Whenever he walks up to take his next golf shot, Liam Thoubboron’s computer intuition kicks in. The 17-year-old senior Matanzas golfer began playing around with computers, and then he started fixing on his neighbors’ computers.
Now, he’s taught himself so much that he can download custom modifications on a disk, and then install them onto his Xbox, which requires him to reconfigure the Xbox from the inside. Thoubboron has realized that the knowledge that he’s accumulated from breaking down monitors and screens have expanded to the other areas of his life.
“Three years ago I began working with computers, and I’ve realized that I have a natural talent with them,” Thoubboron said. “On the golf course, I use my computer knowledge to look at multiple setups on a shot, just as I would look at multiple ways to fix on computers.”
Like golf, Thoubboron also applies his computer skills to baseball. He says that fixing on computers takes a lot of concentration and focus, like playing golf and baseball. While pitching for the Palm Coast Heating and Air prep baseball team in in 2011, Thoubboron pitched five of six innings, allowing just two hits but giving up no runs against Debary in Palm Coast’s first district win.
“I was extremely proud of myself,” Thoubboron said. “I felt like I had accomplished a good win for my team and our town.”
At the peak of his early success, Thoubboron decided to take a two-year break from baseball.
“I wanted to try to improve my golf game, so I could make the starting lineup,” Thoubboron said. The 17-year-old senior’s hard work paid off. He has been able to shave over four strokes off his average, which has led him into the starting lineup.
“Coach (Ray) Sykes has helped me grow from my freshman to senior year,” Thoubboron said. “He’s always there to give me tips.” Thoubboron not only credits his coach for his golf growth, but he also recognizes his computer insight. Most importantly, he credits his grandfather, Sean Fawley, for teaching him since he was a kid.
Thoubboron hopes to become a computer software designer, which will be his area of study in college.
