Golf has always been a part of Milo Thim’s life. A native of Kungsbacka, Sweden, Thim’s parents grew up playing and enjoying the game, and when Milo was only two years old, his father passed on that interest to him.
“I thought it was fun,” Thim said. “I can’t remember it that much from when I was two years old, but I really started to play much when I was six. I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a fun sport to get out into the nature and meet people.”
The business management major in his first year of study began playing golf at a competitive level at the age of 12. It was around that time that Thim realized playing competitively, as well as playing in college, were things he wanted to pursue in his life.
“I’ve always wanted to come to college. It was always a dream,” Thim said. “But when I started to get into competition, that’s where my interest grew. And I thought, ‘Oh, this is what I want to do with my life.’ And it was a good path. I saw pros on the television. I thought it was cool.”
Thim has admiration for a number of professional golfers, growing up watching players such as Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler, who Thim said he liked because of the all-orange outfits they would wear. Lately though, Thim has enjoyed watching the play styles of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.
Point Park Golf’s 2025 fall season consisted of five invitationals that the men’s and women’s teams competed in. On the individual level, Thim finished in the top three in four of those competitions, including a first-place finish in the UC Invitational (-5) and a second-place finish in the MEC Championship (-1).
The key to his consistency? Not having expectations going into competitions.
“Of course, there was some pressure. Like your first tournament, I was nervous, but I just played my golf the way I know how to, enjoyed my game style,” Thim said. “I do some exercises, like breathing exercises every morning to help me with the stress and nerves, that has really helped me.”
Another key to Thim’s success this season was not focusing on his opponents, but instead focusing on himself and the course.
“Just go out and play against the course, not the people you go up against, because you can only impact what you do yourself, not everybody else,” Thim said. “So if somebody goes out and shoots minus five, and I shoot minus three, I can’t do nothing about it because I did my best.”
Having come over from Sweden to play in the United States, Thim said that he has noticed a difference in the course setup here in America, but the difference hasn’t necessarily been a bad thing.
“I feel like, here in America, they set up the course more difficult for like regular events. In Sweden, it’s only the top events or the hard events, the course setup is very hard to practice for more professional tournaments.
“But here in America in general, it’s like always a hard course setup. But the good thing is that when I came here, I realized that I hit further here in America. So I get a good advantage from other guys. I usually am the long-hitter in the group. So that’s really been beneficial.”
Outside of golf, Thim said that he enjoys playing video games, his favorite game being FIFA, as well as cooking and watching different cooking programs on YouTube.
Growing up, Thim participated in other sports in addition to golf, playing football (soccer) and floorball, which he explained as a combination of field hockey and hockey. But it’s the environment, the opportunity to enjoy nature while playing and the relationships that make golf special to Thim.
“It’s a good exercise. Going out, walking, meeting other people with different backgrounds. It’s nice to like, hear their stories, how they grew up and what made them play golf,” Thim said. “I feel like golf is the only sport where you get like a real connection with people you play with, even though they’re your opponents, you get a good, like, relationship with them. And especially when you play a lot of competitive golf, you see the same people every time. So you kind of get like a friendship with them.”
Expectations will likely be high for Thim’s sophomore season, which is still a ways away. During the offseason, Thim plans to focus on improving his shots from the tee, something that he feels will develop his game in the future.
“Sometimes it gets out of hand, I can like hit fairways, and especially on some courses, it’s crucial to hit fairways to be able to generate spin to tight flags,” Thim said. “Or, if it’s a long course, it’s good to hit fairways. If you have a good lie, and maybe we can get on to two on a par five or something.
“And especially the last course, it was very narrow. So if you didn’t hit it straight, you were in trouble always. It was out of bounds and water, always on every hole. So it was crucial to hit straight, so I want to feel more confident off the tee to hit fairway, so I can just go up and I know before my shot, like, oh, this is going in the fairway.”
