Sargent continued to follow Pastore
throughout his junior golf career. “After I
won the Met Junior for the second time, I was
talking to coach [Sargent] and he already knew
about it. That shocked me.” Sargent thinks
highly of Pastore, saying “David is a big strong
kid with a good swing, that’s what impressed
me the most [when first seeing him play]. We
are excited to see David join our team. I feel
he has a great future.”
Pastore, who spent a year attending the
David Leadbetter Junior Golf Academy in
Bradenton, Fla., but graduated from Green-
wich High School in Connecticut, became
equally enamored with Virginia as his atten-
tion was focused on academically prestigious
institutions. “I looked at the Ivy League
schools but I wanted golf to also be a factor,
so I decided that Virginia was the best com-
bination for golf and academics.” Pastore will
join a Cavaliers program that finished 21st in
the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings for 2010 and,
with a team trip to Hawaii in the fall, Pastore
is working hard to secure his spot on the team
from the beginning.
Mike Miller, the son of Knollwood Coun-
try Club head professional Bob Miller, ex-
plored several different college golf programs
before making a decision. “I spoke with all of
the schools that contacted me,” the 2010 Met
Junior and 2009 WGA Junior champion says.
With premier Big Ten programs interested in
the Brewster (N.Y.) High School standout,
Miller went on numerous recruiting trips to
help the decision-making process. “For a while
I thought [the University of] Illinois was where
I was going to end up. After just a half hour
at Penn State, though, I knew it was the
“After I won the Met Junior for the second time,
I was talking to coach [Sargent] and he already
knew about it. That shocked me” —David Pastore
school for me.”
As is the case with many recruiting trips,
Miller went by his gut instinct, which direct-
ed him toward being a Nittany Lion. Penn
State golf coach Greg Nye brought Miller
down onto the field during a Penn State foot-
ball game, and “we were standing in the end
zone and I look over at my mom during the
national anthem and she was crying. I looked
over at [Coach Nye] and he had a big smile
on his face.” This special experience was mem-
orable for many reasons, as it included a near-
breach of etiquette as Miller stood too close
for stadium security’s liking to legendary Penn
State football coach Joe Paterno. Still, it was
a deciding factor, and Miller’s friendly relation-
ship with rising Penn State senior and two-time
Met Amateur winner Tommy McDonagh rein-
forced all of the attributes he was looking for
to continue his education while being able to
play golf.
Q: Do you text with your parents?
Cameron: My parents don’t text.
Mike: Yea, I text with my dad.
Dave: Yes, my parents and I text once in a
while.
Q: Do you guys have girlfriends?
Cameron: I don’t.
Mike: I do.
Dave: I did but we broke up. People say
not to have a girlfriend in college.
golf team, I am performing in front of
thousands of people, singing and
dancing.
Dave: Walk around and figure out where
everything is, and sit on the lawn and
hang out.
Q: What are your goals for your
freshman season?
Cameron: I want to play in as many
tournaments as I can.
Mike: Me too, I don’t want to be sitting
there and watching the team pull away on
the bus.
Dave: I just hope I’m going to Hawaii in
the fall.
Q: How often will you talk to your
parents?
Cameron: We will figure out a routine and
schedule.
Mike: I know I’ll be talking golf with my
dad a lot.
Dave: As little as possible [laughs].
Q: Do you know how to do laundry?
Cameron: I know lights and darks, and
some shirts you can’t put in the dryer
because they will shrink. But my sister is
going to be there.
Mike: No—I know how to turn it on but I
don’t know about different materials. I’m
only 4 hours away from home.
Dave: Is there a class for that?
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