PHOTO GALLERY: Pat Carl, Aidan Liu win their Show-Me State Games Parent-Child division of golf competition

July 22, 2012 | 5:04 p.m. CDT

Pat Carl and her grandson, Aidan Liu, competed in the Show-Me State Games Parent-Child division of the golf competition Sunday. They won in their division.

Pat Carl, right, and her grandson, Aidan Liu, grab their irons for the next hit during the Show-Me State Games Parent-Child division of the golf competition Sunday morning at A.L. Gustin Golf Course. About participating in the Show-Me State Games with her grandson, Carl said, "It's a big connection. Aidan and I both love sports." | Pinar Istek

Aidan Liu, 12, hits the golf ball during the Show-Me State Games Parent-Child division of the golf competition Sunday at A.L. Gustin Golf Course. Aidan came to visit his grandmother for a week from Naperville, Ill. Phil Mickelson is Aidan's favorite golfer. | Pinar Istek

Aidan Liu, 12, prepares for his next hit during the Show-Me State Games Parent-Child division of the golf competition Sunday at A.L. Gustin Golf Course. He started playing golf when he was 6 years old. | Pinar Istek

Pat Carl, 61, hits the ball during the Show-Me State Games Parent-Child division of the golf competition Sunday morning at A.L. Gustin Golf Course. Carl has been playing golf since she was 50. | Pinar Istek

Aidan Liu, 12, right, and his grandmother, Pat Carl, look in the distance to see where the golf ball landed during the Show-Me State Games Parent-Child division of the golf competition Sunday at A.L. Gustin Golf Course. The two were the winners of their category. | Pinar Istek