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THERE'S A JUNIOR GOLFER... IN
NORTHWEST PORTLAND... WHO HAS
BOTH GAME... "AND"
>>> THERE IS A JUNIOR GOLFER IN
NORTHWEST PORTLAND WHO HAS BOTH
GAME AND PERSONALITY AND GET
THIS.
HE EVEN HAS HIS OWN WEBSITE AND
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS ON
YOUTUBE.
NEWSCHANNEL 8'S JOE BECKER IS
HERE WITH HIS STORY.
>> HE'S THE PEEWEE BOYS GOLF
CHAMPION IN THE WHOLE STATE FOR
8 TO 11-YEAR-OLDS.
ETHAN CHUNG WON THE TITLE LAST
WEEK AT THE 83rd OREGON JUNIOR
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE
GREAT BLUE AT HERRING LAKES.
ETHAN MIGHT BE YOUNG, BUT HE
HAS BIG GAME WITH A BIG SMILE.
ETHAN CHUNG IS 11 YEARS OLD AND
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.
>> I WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD AND
MY DAD PLAYED GOLF AND I WAS
WITH HIM ON THE RANGE AND I SAW
HIM PLAY AND I THOUGHT IT WAS
VERY INTERESTING, VERY FUN AND
THAT'S HOW I GOT STARTED.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING EVER SINCE.
>> Reporter: AND PLAYING WELL.
ETHAN CARRIES AN OFFICIAL USGA
7 HANDICAP.
>> WHEN I WAS 6, I SHOT 20.
HE.
>> Reporter: YES, ETHAN IS
GOOD ON THE COURSE AND GOOD ON
CAMERA.
>> HI, I'M ETHAN AND TODAY I'M
GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO HIT A
POWER FAKE.
>> Reporter: WELCOME TO THE
ETHAN YOUNG YOUTUBE CHANNEL
FEATURING GOLF TIPS FROM ETHAN.
>> FIRST LOOK AT YOUR TARGET
BUT SLIGHTLY OPEN YOUR STANCE.
>> Reporter: CHUNG LEARNED THE
GAME FROM HIS FATHER AND
INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS.
IT WAS HIS IDEA TO START THE
VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE IN 2009 TO
HELP ETHAN WITH ENGLISH AND THE
GAME OF GOLF.
>> I TEACH MATH IN SCHOOL.
I FIGURE IF YOU CAN TEACH MATH,
THAT MEANS YOU REALLY
UNDERSTAND, NOT JUST YOU CAN DO
MATH.
SO I GATHER THE SAME CONCEPT
WITH BE APPLIED ON GOLF AS
WELL.
>> THEY WANT TO DO THE
VIDEOTAPE AND PUT IT ONLINE.
THE COMPUTER STUFF IS HIS JOB.
>> Reporter: ETHAN PRACTICES
ALMOST EVERY DAY DURING THE
SUMMER AND PLAYS TWO TO THREE
TIMES A WEEK AND KEEPS THE
VIDEOS COMING, MORE THAN 30 SO
FAR.
>> MOSTLY I GET POSITIVE
FEEDBACK LIKE GOOD COMMENTS
ABOUT LIKE YEA, THAT'S GREAT OR
STUFF LIKE THAT AND THERE ARE
ALSO PEOPLE LIKE ASKING
QUESTIONS ABOUT LIKE HOW TO
PLAY SOMETHING.
>> Reporter: LIKE FATHER, LIKE
SON, BUT SON PLAYS BETTER.
CAN YOU BEAT YOUR DAD?
>> YEAH.
PRO GOLFER WHEN HE GROWS