Although Bakich???s mom had 30 top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour and his father is a golf pro, Bakich didn???t take to the sport quickly. ???I didn???t like it,??? Bakich said. ???I thought it was boring.??? His first love was baseball ??? he was a pitcher and outfielder ??? but he began to take golf seriously when he turned 13 and realized his future was on the course, not the diamond.