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An
extraordinary future before him, he ended his high school
career the same way he started it - on a high note. Tangelo
Park resident and 2005 graduating senior Robbie Biggers
is headed to Orangeburg, South Carolina after a highly
decorated, record-breaking career at Orlando’s Dr.
Phillips High School. Biggers, 18, was the sole candidate
this year to be offered the South Carolina HBCU’s
prestigious golf scholarship.
A
natural-born trailblazer, Robbie was the first Black freshman
to make the Orlando high school’s esteemed men’s
varsity golf team.
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Leading his team to a third place finish at State Championships,
his performance earned him the title Florida
Class 2-A Regional Champion - making him only
the second Dr. Phillips High School golfer to hold that title.
With a handicap of three, Robbie holds the school record for lowest
nine-hole score (30), and lowest regional score (65).
This year, the Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association
(OMYGA) voted Robbie 'Player of the Decade'
and 'Co-Player of the Year'. The program’s
founder and executive director, Dr. T.J. Dorsey, has seen him
evolve into a scholar, a superb athlete, and a fine young man.
“It has been my great pleasure to mentor Robert Biggers
in the game of golf,” he said. “His integrity is without
question.”
Biggers credits his success and his drive to having positive role
models and a strong, supportive family foundation. He calls his
mother Renaa his ‘rock.’ “My mother is my hero.
She loved me unconditionally, gave me a kick in the pants when
I needed it, drove me all over the place for practices and tournaments,
and cheered the loudest for me, no matter how I performed.”
And his secret to success? “Practice, practice, practice,”
he says.
Biggers plans to maximize his scholarship and his time at South
Carolina State before taking his place among golf’s elite
on the PGA circuit. He will major in psychology with a minor in
sports management.
America,
take note. Robbie Biggers is a name the golfing world need not
forget any time soon. Says the focused young champion, “I’m
on my way.”
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