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Webb Wisdom for Queensland Amateurs
Eight-time Ladies Masters winner,
Karrie Webb took time out during
her Ladies Masters preparation
in February to talk with four
Queensland elite amateurs about
life on tour, the transition to the
professional ranks, her practice
routines and more.
Amy Walsh, Rebecca Kay, Hyunsik
Kong and Chris Park had the
opportunity to ask questions and
receive invaluable advice from the
seven-time major champion.
When asked what her best piece of
advice would be for an elite amateur
looking to take the next step, Webb
said it was a hard time to determine
whether playing professionally is the
right thing to do.
“Goal setting is often an overlooked
part of golf. Make sure you set goals
and stay on top of them and create

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a process to achieve them,”
she said.
“It’s also important to be creative
with your game. Growing up in Ayr,
I learnt to adapt to the conditions
and create ways to make things
better for myself. In that way,
juniors need to develop not just
the technical aspects of their game
but also creativity in practice and
attention to detail.
“When I was growing up, there were
players that were a lot technically
better than me, but you also need
to have mental toughness, which
I think is what got me through to
where I am now.
“You have to love the game. I still
put in the hard work and have been
putting in the work since I was
about 11 years old.

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“I know that if I don’t put in the
hard work and practice, that I’m not
going to be good enough to keep
competing.”
Queensland Girls’ Coach, Virginia
Irwin, said the experience was
enlightening for the juniors.
“For young elite amateurs to be
able to talk so candidly with an
accomplished professional golfer
such as Karrie was a fantastic
experience for them,” said Irwin.
“They asked her great questions
and I’m sure it has inspired them to
push themselves to achieve their
dreams”.