Timeout with ... Travis Simmons

Sport: Golf

Age: 12

School: Cape Girardeau Public Schools

Nickname: Fred

Favorite thing about golf: It's not a team sport and you rely on yourself

Least favorite thing about golf: When you have to stop playing it

Most embarrassing moment on the course: When I shank one

Your best shot on the course: A lip-out for a hole in one

Favorite all-time sports movie: "Field of Dreams," because it tells you to follow your dreams

Three athletes you'd invite for dinner: Phil Mickelson, because he's left-handed and he's a good golfer, Tiger Woods, because he's No. 1 in the world and Colin Montgomerie, because he has a cool swing

Sport you'd like to try: Lacrosse, because it seems fun

— John Unterreiner

Timeout, a question-and-answer with people participating in a variety of sports in the community, will appear every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday during the summer.