Women Athletes in our Society

I began playing golf when I was 5 years old. My father cut down a set of means golf clubs in order to fit my small stature. He taught me everything about the game. We spent countless hours together, laughing, practicing, and playing golf. He always taught me the value of my mind and how I could compete against any one, male or female. As a child I looked up to my father for his golfing abilities and one day I knew I wanted to beat him. This drive eventually helped me to beat him and many other men in the golf world that I have encountered. My drive to win as a female helped me to be a division one golfer in collage. I distinctly remember playing golf with my dad and having men say to me “wow you don’t hit that like a girl” whenever men said positive or negative comments about me playing Golf which means (Gentlemen only Ladies Forbidden), I would always want to excel even more to prove that I as a ladies could play just as good and if not better then the boys. In our world today even though media feeds the ideals that women are less of athletes then males. I am living proof that women can compete against any one and win. Also, a professional women’s golfer Annika Sorenstam was the first woman to play on the PGA Tour in may of 2003. She stated that she was curious to see if she could compete in a PGA Tour event. The previous woman to contend in a men's professional tour event was Babe Zaharias, who played in the 1945. Before Annika played in the mens tournament there was no other woman on record to have played in a PGA Tour event. Even though Annika missed the cut she stated that she was pleased with her overall performance and that she had learned a lot in the process. Annika, took a huge risk that day as a female playing against men but she came out on top and she showed all female athletes that yes you can compete against the boys and do well! I have always admired her influential role as a female athlete, and two years ago I had the opportunity to meet her and in the couple minutes that I had with her I said this" Annika I want to thank you on behalf of all aspiring golfers for inspiring all of us to do better and to reach higher, I thank you".