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If you want to find Chase Kyes, just check the golf course."I'll be here from 8 o'clock until the sun goes down. Really, 10 o'clock, sun goes down," Kyes said.That's just his summer schedule. The Spain Park senior simply never stops working at his craft. "I love the work. That's the best part about golf, like I said, nothing's the same, but the grind is always there," Kyes said.He has fully embraced that grind, following the words of his grandfather closely. "If you're going to do something, do it to the best of your ability," Kyes said.Playing at the best of his ability has led him to back-to-back Class 7A individual state championships and he helped Spain Park capture a team championship last year. "Really, last year, highlight was winning as a team, so I mean we're going to go try and do the exact same thing," Kyes said.As far as what makes Kyes such a talent, his putting coach, Jeff Curl, puts it best."He's got the it factor. You know, all great success stories have something that you can't measure. Whatever you want to call it, he's got it in spades," Curl said.Curl has an extensive background in golf, formerly playing on the Korn Ferry Tour. He also worked with Nick Dunlap and sees greatness in Kyes."Nothing he does with a golf club in his hand will ever surprise me. His talent and his heart and his will to win is second to very few," Curl said.Their relationship extends beyond the golf course."He's been a blessing to me and my family, he's just such a good kid," Curl said.Next up for Kyes is the state championships next week and then he'll start his college career at Tennessee. It's been a long journey for him, but he's not one to look back."I kind of just live in the moment whatever comes, comes. Try and play as best as you can whenever you get the chance on anything," Kyes said.