Many recent high school graduates headed off to college during the past couple of weeks, embarking on a new path in life as they start taking steps toward an eventual career, perhaps one they’ve been dreaming about since childhood.

Some are looking forward to a career as a medical professional, maybe a doctor or nurse practitioner. Others are aiming to be attorneys or astrophysicists, marine biologists or musicians. As for Alex Henbest and Brandan Tyhanic, their career paths are all about golf.

“I went to MATES thinking I’d go into something like engineering or something science related,” said Henbest, who spent…