Golf is one of the more unisex sports available -- one where men and women (and sometimes even husbands and wives!) can comfortably compete against each other, and with practice and a well chosen course for your golf trip, each has an equal chance of winning. Today we start a series looking at the lives and times of some famous female golfers, starting with one that most of us are familiar with -- a current champion, Karri Webb.
Background
Karri Webb was born in Ayr in Queensland, Australia, in 1974, which makes her 36. Ayr is a hot, tropical place and si a very small town, so it is unsurprising that Karri got into an obscure sport (for young females) like golf.
Major Championships plays
Karri's most famous tournaments have been the 2001 LPGA Championship and the 2000 and 2001 US Women's Open. She also played the Women's British Open in 2002, the du Maurier Classic in 1999 and the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2000 and 2006.
General info
Karri is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, and won the Vare Trophy for a low-scoring average in 1997, 1999 and 2000. In 1996, Karri Webb became the first ever player to surpass $1 million in single-season earnings on the LPGA Tour. She was the first rookie to surpass the hallowed $1m mark on LPGA, also.
Currently…
Karri is still playing as hard as ever! In fact, though her win ratios have dropped off significantly, she is playing in as many events now as she was in 1996. So don't think that you are getting to old to take on a golf package vacation … it's never too late to have a go! 2006 was one of her most impressive recent years, with 5 wins out of the 20-odd championships she played. However she regularly still places in the top 10, and she gets a couple of second places per year - enough to keep her going with the career she loves best.
And whether you're at the top of the field or not, wouldn't you love to get paid any amount to play Ireland golf and worldwide golf, all year round, instead of going to work every week?!
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