If You Have a Positive Attitude, You Can Almost Get Through Anything with Chris Riley

I Want to Play College Golf

We had a wonderful time laughing and speaking with Chris Riley. His happy-go-lucky attitude made for a great interview and a great lesson to both of us.

“If it's raining, I want it to rain harder; if the wind's blowing, I want it to blow harder,” said Riley. “There's nothing that gets me down. I think you have to embrace all the challenges and the time you deal with that gets you ahead on the golf course and in life.”

Having a good attitude helped Riley get through his life, open doors, and conquer golf. He doesn’t focus on the past and instead, spends his energy on the present. That’s something both of us need to work on. We tend to get stuck on past mistakes—like not nailing down a science concept in class or not making three footers on the course.

About the Guest:

Chris Riley is the head golf coach at the University of San Diego. Before coaching and playing professionally, he attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and played on their golf team, where he became the school's first four-time All-American in any sport, leaving the storied program as one of its greatest golfers ever.

While at UNLV, he won four tournaments, placed in the top-20 in 45 of his 59 career college tournaments (76 percent) and was top-five 21 times (36 percent). In his senior year as team captain, Riley helped the Rebels finish second in the nation at the 1996 NCAA Golf Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The San Diego native played on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour for 13 years and also participated in many majors, including the U.S. Open and Masters.

About the Hosts:

Angelina Huang, Founder

Angelia is a nationally top ranked junior golfer at her junior high year. Angelina is also ranked number one academically among seven hundred students at Clark High School, Nevada. Angelina hopes to play college golf and pursue a career in the medical field or dentistry. Her passion is Neuroscience and Statistics. Angelina has been travelling around the country competing against the best junior golfers in the world since age of seven. She is also the Amazon published author, “I Want to Play College Golf”. Since Year 2021, Angelina and Cameron have donated over $17,000 their book proceeds back to the community for the underserved family and patients who are in need of cancer treatment. Aside from daily golf practices and school, she enjoys listening to music and watching chilling crime shows.

Cameron Huang, Founder

Cameron is also a nationally top ranked junior golfer at her sophomore year. Cameron is ranked top 5% academically among eight hundred students at Clark High School, Nevada. Cameron also hopes to play college golf and pursue a career as an orthodontist in the future. Cameron is the coauthor of “I Want to Play College Golf” with Angelina, and they have donated over $17,000 their book proceeds back to the community for the underserved family and patients who are in need of cancer treatment. When Cameron isn't on the green or studying, she's enjoying her free time watching K-drama and studying makeup and skincare with her friends.

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