Is This 3-Year-Old Golf Prodigy the Next Tiger Woods? | Nightline | ABC News
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2014
- "Baby James" Grimes is already playing in child tournaments and has PGA Tour dreams.
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At just three-years-old, James -- known as “Baby James” -- is the pint-sized pride of southern Louisiana for his skills on the golf course.
“He would start hitting the ball around the house while he was crawling,” James’ mother Nicole Grimes told ABC News’ “Nightline.” “We’d just moved here and he started crawling it, hitting it.”
A self-described “golf mom,” Nicole Grimes drives James to practice at two nearby golf courses at least four times a week.
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3 year old hits a ball straight
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No one will ever know how difficult golf is until they actually try the sport.
Rayo_05 preach
Just started a month ago and it came natural to me. Idk why or how.
@@Jayhawx maybe you're the next tiger woods.
@@jordanfleming2633 doubt it. I cant even hit a ball straight
@@Jayhawx no one but tour players can
Shoots a 12 on the last hole? Holy shit James, cleanup your game.
Michael Dekowski I’m dead 😂 😂 😂
Also shoots 12 on the last hole and still makes 3rd lol wtf
He didn’t even get first what about the 3 kids better than him why is the story about him he’s overrated
Star Wars & football fan 2005 still overrated because he didn’t get first
Facts. Little kids get so much praise for doing one thing right
“Pure, natural talent”
*on the second to last hole James shoots a 12*
He’s not the next Tiger Woods. He’s far from it
Keep telling him he'll make the tour and he'll OD before he's 20
whats od
@@firstnamelastname4457 overdose
Not if u teach him humility and how to be humble in thought and action.
Those may have been your mistakes and sins hopefully he want end up like that.🤫🤫🤫😡😡😡🙏🙏🙏
Anyone else have absolutely no idea how they ended up here or why they watched the whole thing?
Me
+Noah Roberts Me too.
I play golf and I'm good at it
lol
+Noah Roberts Probably because I have a 3 year old that is hooked on golf too.
His dad seems toxic. “We know he’ll be in the PGA.” Dad seems so blind about sports. Especially pro sports.
He might be but it’s superrrrrrrrrr hard to make it at that level
but his mom has world class head game
YEs, but you need to think like that to have a chance (me being a former semi-pro tennis player). For sure, its nearly impossible, but that utter belief helps.
I love golf and I wanna make the PGA, but it is like a 4% chance I might, so if I don’t, I’ll keep playing gold for fun
How tf is that toxic... LOL
If you guys don’t know,
This kid is 9 now and since he’s been 6 he’s been cleaning up the youth around his age since than.
He’s won like 80/110 tournaments since he was 6.
This kid is impressive.
What’s his name
Ronan Kelly he's called Baby James
James Grimes
Where can I see ?
Can you tell me his name?
Best golfer ever
Me: he just got 4th place in a tournament
Hey, bet he might get first when he gets older.
Carl3
Carlos
He's 3
Exactly
00:50 “How often shot like this one are no accident” *screams of joy*
🙈 yeah
I mean hes fucking draining them as a golfer myself at 22 yrs old i put far wirse and its way more important than long game also hes hopping lakes i go around them even after years of lessons i get an avg if 93 to 82
4:30 that is the most atrocious green I have ever seen
Michael Yangmi yep
Is it a bunker or a green?
Adam Milne both
Lmao i hace seen worse
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Some kid shot a 43 in the tournament, but James is somehow a prodigy with a 66.
How many holes did they play?
9
He's 3
He was 3 and the others were 5+ - that's a big difference. That's like a 12 year old playing in the NBA.
That Mom gives him so much love and help on the course, and the Father as well. Beautiful
A lion would never cheat on his wife, but a tiger wood. ;)
+brody lockwood would*
+D X ...it's a pun
Flynt Keeling no he misspelled it
D X You don't get it do you?....
honestly lions nor tigers get married so its a moot point
I'm sorry! He's 3 years old and has his own pro coach. Really!!
James started lessons with his coach when he was two, He is great with him!!!
nicole grimes Watching this video was a treat. He is obviously blessed with talent. He seems to love it. As long as he doesn't lose his passion for it give him all the love and support he needs. Judging from the vid it appears you have his best interest at heart. Please start a facebook page for him so that we can monitor his progress. I look forward to seeing him on the PGA tour.
Thank you, I will! He is on twitter @probabyjames, He has a tournament in September in Florida! Thanks for your support, He had a great practice this evening, He did amazing!
nicole grimes So how did that tournament in Florida go? Did he place? Did you post a RUclips video of him playing? I'm interested in seeing a video of him playing in that tournament and how he did in his age group.
TrailTrackers
I love it when fellow players show support for each other, whether child or adult, instead of boasting on skills. Be proud of who you are, and what you can do, what you can accomplish.
2:43
*Hit the camera man for me*
3:50 was so funny. He's 3 how old are you Cocky much
LLAB 13 you can tell she is so competitive hahaha
i know right. HHAHA
@@joshmetz9192 it matches her IQ and her attractive quotient.
That haircut definitely won’t take him to the PGA Tour
He will
He’s 3 bro chill
Dude, stop making fun of a little kid!
mean but extremely funny
Lol dude that’s just a little kid haircut. I think we all had that
Prodigy in the making! Keep up the hard work and dedication! Tickles me to death to see the young to grow up and love and appreciate the game as much as we do!
1:30 (Hitting the ball Before he was walking.)
2 seconds later
Misses ball completely.
I'm sure next year around this time he will want to be a fireman!! #Kids
CIRUS MEDIA He wants to become a little girl now...
Kazi 541 CTK 😂👍
The little kid just hits the golfball... GREAT, he doesn't even look where he is shooting
Yeah ik. Jus because he can hit a ball and make a putt doesn’t mean he is the next tiger woods! And I think his parents will put so much pressure on him later on in his life that he will crumble and start becoming crap
I watched it because it reminded me of when we lived in FL. They had Little League Golf and I coached and caddied my oldest son. I bought him a set of clubs with a certificate I won and they cut them down for him. It was a blast. He didn’t stick with it. Music was his interest. Now he’s touring the US with his band.
2019 where’s James at!?!?
can't make a tiger without an earl. that man was a genius. hope the kid keeps it up.
When I was only a little older than him I got 2nd in that tournament. I'm now a 16 year old high school golfer...insane. This kid has a bright future.
Good Luck. Both of my girls started at about 6 or 7 at The First Tee. Jr. golf can be brutal but if they like practicing that's a big plus.
Thank you!!!
5:13 my dad would be like “ if ya ain’t 1st ya last” and then have me practice on the course till I was under par
nah,he will find the computer more fun.
Exactly
+It's Lexi! junk
oliwer hansen And don't forget the reading in RPGs and adventure games today.
he has a news story about him coming fourth
+Eddie Price I hope golf doesn't kill him through boredom first.
The best part is he can’t even calculate if he gets a birdie 😂😂
Not gonna lie, he’s just a child who’s decent at golf. Not a prodigy at all lmao
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@@brbryyyyy94 wow, that’s actually impressive, I’d def call him a prodigy tbh
We can learn from this kid. He doesn't need to think when hitting the shot, he just does it!
lol why am i watching this... the only golf i have seen is few clips on the internet and only player i know is tiger woods...
Sparta T Yea that was kinda funny. You have to be one of the worlds top 2-300 golfers to be on the PGA tour. But he is off to a great start. Good luck to him.
Sparta T ikr
It's in our blood. It's what we were born to do. We feel and see the course differently. I can't explain how or why ,it just is. You have wonderful times ahead watching his love and passion for the game grow . Go get'em James !
Ryan Grimes Hello how are you
That is some talent. A good talent. Hopefully he won't get bored in the future.
I met this kid at the USKIDS world tourney a couple years ago. Really nice kid!
Regardless, that bowl cut has got to go asap!
It warms my heart that there's something good in the news
Hopefully he doesn’t watch old clips of John Daly, he’ll be ripping Marb Reds, shutting the bar down, blowing money
all night in the casino with no sleep.
just looked him up. he plays is pga junior tours
I remember playing when I was 3 or so years old. I think it's great. Some kids just naturally love the game, and have a natural ability to wind and unwind in their swing. We put a small chip and putt golf hole in my front yard and I'd be out there until it was too dark to see just playing it over and over from different "tees" with my father. By the time high school rolled around I was already beginning to be burned out. Golf became all about practice and no longer about just having fun sending a ball flying towards a hole or hanging out with my father. I began playing a lot less, and losing a lot of passion for it. I still captained my college team, but it wasn't as fun as those days as child before anyone really put pressure on you to shave a stroke off your game. I hope Baby James's parents don't push him, but just let him treat it like a game for as long as possible. Once it goes from game to sport, it begins to take a toll on you mentally. A kid with his natural ability will progress leaps and bounds just by having fun with the game and some occasional instruction. I truly wish him the best of luck and I hope he always loves the game.
How many girlfriends does he have? Once he has 5 or more then you can start comparing him to Tiger
Oh, grow up.
@@trythinkingforachange4201 you ever heard of a joke?
Did tiger screw your girl .. hahahaa
Everyone gets a spot on the podium and a medal, whew, I love how soft humans are these days.
They’re just little kids bro
awwww so sweeet........yes important to let him have fun
All expectations aside.... this is a fantastic sport to teach the young and sometimes the OLD ! Great values and etiquette in life #golf happy people ☺️
Thanks Alex I definitely agree!!! Thanks for your support! If you would like to, Please like Baby James Facebook page under Baby James golfer, Thanks again! Nicole Grimes
Give this kid and his family a break.Watching this in the Uk and I love his enthusiasm for the game.So long as he isn't driven to take over his life.So long as theyre happy and he enjoys it the best of luck to them.you never know you may be clearing him on for the U.S In 20 years time!
Thanks he enjoys the game very much! He is a very remarkable little boy!!! Thanks again for your support, It is greatly appreciated!!!
I hope his mom is that encouraging when the cameras aren't there, she seemed to have an excellent perspective
Any word on this kid? This was 6 years ago. Does he still even play lol
chico10193
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Try this
Yep...still plays!! Doing great! 👍👍
I started just like this, hitting the plastic balls into the tv screen right when I learned how to walk. I modeled my swing after John Daly. The very, very beyond parallel swing, yeah that was me at 5. I am 13 now and play in tournaments every weekend. Its great to see kids starting out at such a young age on a great sport like this!
How are you doing now my man?
Why is this a news story
I guess because people give three year olds too much attention I could hit it father with plastic clubs when I was two or three
+Kari Unsworth this is great story, i can't believe how you can mock him
Akseli Simola Breaking news! A three year old hit a ball with a stick horribly! Watch as this kid hits the ball and it rolls 10 feet on the ground in front of him! Shocking! You won't believe what happens at 4:30 (buzzfeed clickbait reference)!!!!!
So you think kids can't be on the news? He is on the news because not many kids at the age of 3 can play golf, I do golf and it is tough. Let me see you swing a golf club.
HeyItsEllie 00 Funny you say that since I actually am good at golf. Anyway, I never said kids can't be on the news. This just doesn't seem newsworthy to me. Sorry,
Baby tiger is my favorite. Perfect form 😁
champion is in the attitude and this kid has it. mabuhay young one!
Thats amazing I can't believe my eyes! ABC News
''He's gonna be on the PGA''' you know when your dad is a golddigger. ''It's just for fun, but you know he's gonna be PGA" yeah right just for fun.
Of course ur gonna want ur kid to go pro
Good luck you have great up coming events!!
Watched this kid play today no joke he’s good. Still plays every day.
That kid has some gift.
Thank you Panda Man 😊
PandaMan A fellow Panda.
Jack Moutell B-Brother? Is that your?
wow I am a golfer and this kid is amazing!
Thanks Matt Green!
Thanks Matty!
So am I! I'm only 12 and I play golf! I have to say, this kid has a bright future ahead of him.
Looks like Charlie woods has competition coming his way!😁🤙🥰
2020 he’s still playing.
I'm shocked I played football when I was 4 years old and this kid has talent. It dosnt matter how old you are if you put your mind to it anything is posible You should be proud of your son I can tell he is going to have a future I'm proud of your son I wish him the best of luck and I hope he's in the PGA someday. I'm jared I'm an athlete too from one athlete to another I'm proud. :)
Thank You Jared!!! He is doing amazing!!! Good luck to you as well, And thanks for your support!
When they said he shot “a 12” on the second to last hole I started hard laughing idk why lol
I also started playing golf when I was 1 with a plastic set then when I was 3 I got aluminum clubs and started going to the driving range. I remember making decent contact but not as much as James and my putting was atrocious. I've become a decent golfer over the years but I've been playing off and on, and I'm definitely not a scratch golfer. My handicap is around +21 for my first month back in close to a year. Wish me luck!
2:35 the moms like aww who knows if he will stick with golfing mean-while the dads like HE WILL BE IN THE PGA!!!! lmao
i searched patrick reed snapping his golf club at the us open and started watching this for some odd reason(p.s is 2am lol)
Change ur profile pic😂
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This dude is shining like a legend
Agree?
👇🏽
Watching those swings and making solid contact. Dang. They have futures in this sport.
Makes it look so easy. Amazing.
this kid good but not that "good" , his parents just have an over expectation on him
are you kidding me? the kid rolls the ball into the holes consecutively without even thinking about it. No thoughts about reading the putt, the break, the undulation of the green...he just hit and sinks them. Not that good? Drive for show and putt for dough. This kid would clean you out.
Wait until he can concentrate more. For three he is great. He plays better than some 30 year olds I’ve seen.
dollayx8 bruh shut up stupid
juicyfruitzy look up Nicole grimes that is his mom and that is how his swing looks now you really expect that kid to make it pga
juicyfruitzy you are being dumb they just show the good clips jeez he’s good but no one this young is already a pro
The kid is 3 years old.. He's far from the next "Tiger Woods". All he's doing is hitting the ball, no regards as to what he's actually accomplishing.. If he was around 10 years of age shooting par and below consistently and knew what he was doing and how he's doing it, then he would have a good chance at being the next Tiger woods. (79 tournament wins, 14 majors) The chance of there being another tiger woods is almost impossible considering the variety of skills and players now days.
Hi Kink Graphic Design, James will play his fourth tournament this December! James has lowered his score 10-15 strokes consistently since the tournament shown in this video! James now plays 2 day tournaments 9 holes each day 900-1,000 yards each day! Besides tournament play, James plays 2 nine hole rounds of golf each week, and also practices 5-6 days a week this being his choice! James has been blessed with a special gift! James is a very smart, amazing little boy! I am with James at every practice, every tournament! James knows exactly where he wants that ball to go and how he needs to get it there!!! He is truly amazing!!!
What a bundle of fun you are?..have you got any kids yourself?..hope not, the poor little chavvies wont get any support from you will they??
I actually agree with you on a lot of what you say here. However, your numbers are a little bit off. I'm pretty sure Tiger first broke par at the age of 12, not 10. But I do see that you said "around" the age of 10, which 12 is. Also, I apparently saw the same thing you did about how this child is hitting the ball. Granted, a lot of children and even adults cannot hit a golf ball into the air, or even straight for that matter.
However, I do know that at the age of 3 Tiger won a 10 and under Drive, Chip and Putt competition; I certainly do not see this child accomplishing that at all. Finally, don't get me wrong here. I'm happy for this kid and I hope he improves as he gets older, but all in all, airing this on TV makes it just seem like a slow news night to me, and that they just needed a "warm and fuzzy" filler story.
Yes you are right plus a child his age dosent have those thinking skills when he puts he dosent make any calculations just hits it and his form was horrible those other kids knew what they were doing though
MrPiggys101 if the child was a genius well maybe be but a 3 to 4 year old is ridiculous
The kid has a natural hip turn which is hard to teach.
He is crazy talented not even I could do that at such a young age.
He has better contact then me! i'm 11 and started playing at 8. This kid has crazzy skills, he putts better then adam scott!
Thanks Colin! Adam Scott is really good! Baby James loves the game! He is just starting to really realize what strokes are...lol...I always kept count but as of this week, He counts on the greens...He says anything past two isn't good on the greens, He is something!!! Thanks for your support and keep up your golf!!!!!
nicole grimes Wow thats awesome i couldn't even do that luckily i can now lol
nicole grimes I hope my son keeps his love for golf. Trains took over for a while but he is now interested more in golf:)I We are taking him to his first putt putt golf outing. I may just have the first lefty driver and righty iron hitting mini golf. Take a look at my son's videos:) I love your video...I showed it to my son and he watched it several times:) maybe one day we will see you guys in a tournament:)
Wow that's wonderful! How do I search for his videos? James loves trains also! James did well today for 9 holes! His putting was amazing! I bring him to practice alot! I find it helps if I keep it part of a routine! Your son sounds great! Keep it up!!!
I guess if you click on my picture or name. Your son has such a natural swing. I've been playing golf since i was 7. Dynamic learning is such a power tool. I let my son just swing away and let him figure the game out. At the par 3 course which has 9 holes he make at least one par and I celebrate that with trip to Dairy Queen:). Putting is still shaky but he eventually putts out:)
Where's he now?
“Mad skills on the golf links”
hits it in bush
HOLY COW!!!!! This little guy was born with a golf club in his hand!!! This is a profoundly interesting little guy!
His dad is so confident he’s going to the pga, that’s just a ridiculous assumption. Not very modest either.
Pga is easy to make or get on but hard to win or stay on it!🤔
Mom: hey we don’t know what the future will bring
Dad: he WILL play on the pga tour.
Anybody else seeing dollar signs in that mans greedy eyes?
No I see a man that wants to push his son to live out a dream that EVERY single golfer would love to live. I’ve been playing for 2 months and would absolutely love the opportunity even though I’m god awful at the sport. Let the man dream, leave him alone.
Colin Soileau I would too I’ve been playing for 3 years and I absolutely love the sport
This reminds me of that Tracy Morgan - Tim Meadows SNL skit.
Earl Woods: Well, I pretty much knew that my son, Tiger, was going to be a professional golfer. When he was a baby, he would grab onto these little toy golf clubs we had gotten him, and swing them all around, to and fro and what not, all the live-long day. He loved that little club.
Tiger Woods: My first concious memory.. is my father crazy-gluing this plastic golf club to my hands. His hair was all messed up, and he had this crazy look in his eye.
That little boy is so cute and very very good. Fourth place! Bloody brilliant 👍
I think the reason why they compared him to tiger is because of the video of tiger when he was little. The parents even said in the video they don’t know what his future holds. People take things too seriously. Just recognize his talent at such a young age and only time will tell what he will do with it.
When I swing dirt shoots up in the air but ball does not move
Sleepy Cobra I’ve actually hit the ball backwards 🤔
And my golf watch has a detection thing where it tells you how far you hit the ball, and it went 16 yards the other way with a driver
at first i thought this was the onion at first. Wow he is amazing!
Very well done baby james good shot that was swing
I may be the greatest athlete in the world
Give me a break, there are better things to report on
Very well done my smart little golfer keep it
I love his mom ❤️
1:52 all men do it
Lol
hahahahahaahaah
That's what I was thinking as soon as she said it
Afl
WydfghtddytdskytdnhtdgremhrfhmopMf noted that he was the first place in my room is so good to be a little bit more better
Adam Graeff lol
It's just too bad Tiger isnt as good as he used to be.
+Mike Swentko hes coming back though slowly but surely
This didn’t age well.
Good call lol
James is a natural!
He has it teed up on the fairway lol
It's good to see that this kid has gotten the support of both his parents when it comes to playing golf. Hope he goes places to become even better than Tiger Woods.
Thank you Fairway ministries! James will always have our support and encouragement!!! He is doing very well! He is a very determined little boy!!! James has grown so much since this video, If you would like to follow James please do so on facebook under Baby James Golfer!!! Thanks for your support!!!
nicole grimes My little one is swinging his plastic sticks really well aswell and thinking of getting him some real sticks. Your son is really good and whats more important than anything else is that he is allowed to be a kid,and have fun and you doing great.
TheFunkyTechGuy, Thank you! James really Loves the game! He will play in his 7th tournament this weekend, He loves having other kids to play with in the tournaments. If you decide to get your little one real clubs, Look into the U.S. Kids golf clubs! They are great, That's all James plays with! Great for kids! Thanks for your support, and Good Luck with your little one!!!
Nice skills, but I personally don't like kids getting into it so young. At around 8 or 9 years of age a child has a greater ability to follow instructions and will advance very quickly from that point. If you have 100 8 year olds and start teaching them you will develop a very high percentage of good young golfers.
Start them at 3 years of age when they have very little chance of following instructions they will only develop bad habits that will be difficult to break at a later stage. Yes you may create the odd Tiger Woods but at the expense of thousands of washed up burned out 8 year olds!!
Golf Lessons Online so what do you like him to do for the next few years, untill he is 8 years old? Playing tennis?
I'd like to see him playing cowboys and indians, building cubby houses. It's no big drama but I do think he will be a nice golfer if he takes the game up a little later, and he will have a more rounded childhood.
Golf Lessons Online
well..this guy doesn´t seem to be unhappy playing golf as much as he wants.. :)
I'm not sure starting at 8 would give them enough of a head start compared to what Tiger was doing at an early age. But let's not get excited because the kid can strike the ball "pure". Tigers stroke looked better than grown men and the only thing that kept him from consistently beating them was sheer strengt
He loves golf. He’s having fun
5:00
mom: focus and aim
Kid: shut up and watch.
I can’t believe y’all are mad at a 3 year old for having fun 🤣🤣🤣
umm no. I started golf when I was 3. Not that big of a deal
Dylaney I KNOW!!!
Me too lmao, like I’m a scratch golfer but I was never called “prodigy” or “the next tiger” just because I could hit a ball well at 3. I feel bad for this kid
He got 4th. Should t have gotten a medal. Wont get one later in life for being4th best
dpb they are little so they need some awards to make them keep going. But I do see what you mean
dpb he’s literally 3 years old do you have a heart
He will do great God will c 2 that. There is growen men that can't put like this kid
This is so incredible! I think any kid can learn how to play golf by using Golf Kinetics too