women’s golf

Winner of two Canadian Long Drive Championships (2018 & 2020), Irene Crowchild shares her inspiring story of resilience, passion and redefining success. A Two-Spirit member of the Tsuut’ina Nation just outside of Calgary, AB, Crowchild gives us a glance into what it takes to become a high level long drive competitor and how golf saved her life. In an authentic and engaging chat, the Goat Track Social Club ambassador discusses her sobriety, the importance of creating diverse, inclusive and welcoming golfing communities, and her hopes for the future. 

When Lauren Cupp was a two sport athlete at Hamilton College she wanted golf to be #3. She faces a challenge though...there was no women’s team for her to join. So she created one. The team she founded is now a varsity sport and she’s not only the coach, but she coaches men’s golf as well. This week she shares the story of how she built the women’s program, what it’s like coaching both women and men, and she shares insight into her experience as the #1 ranked female speed golfer in the world.

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Today on Move the Ball™, professional golfer Leslie Cloots discusses how a golf lesson on a family vacation led to her long term success as a professional athlete. Listen in as Jennifer and Leslie discuss the importance of involving others in a solo sport, creating an inner circle you can trust, how her daily routine has changed in quarantine, and why having a great team makes you a great athlete.

Leslie Cloots is a professional golfer from Antwerp, Belgium. She graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2017, majoring in business administration. She is currently playing her 4th season on the LPGA Symetra Tour. Leslie also speaks 5 languages and enjoys piano and photography when she is off the course.

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