hourssheputsin.”
Askedifshefeelssomeoftheselessonsmight
haverubbedoonher,Greenpausestoconsider
andarealisationseemstocrystallise.
Greenattendedthe‘PrettyInPink’tournament
herself(withoutbeingasked,shejusthappenedto
beathomefortheweek)andwhenhomefromthe
USisaregularsightatMountLawleyencouraging
thejuniorgirls.
Shewasfamouslygivenapoembyalittlegirl
asshewaitedtohitfromthe8thteeSundayat
theKPMGWomen’sPGAshewentontowin,
a littlegirlshehadsignedaballforattheANA
Inspirationmajortournamentearlierintheyear.
Byherownadmission,ifsheseesajunioron
thegolfcourse,“Ialwaysgivethemsomething
orsayhello...justtobenoticedbysomeoneata
higherlevelmakesyoufeelgood.”
“Iwanttodoitanddon’tfeellikeIhavetodo
it,”shesaysoftheseactsofkindness.
“ButIsupposeSuehassetanexampleinthat
wayandIseethatandIwanttodomybitaswell.”********
AsjustthethirdAustralianwomantoclaim
oneofthegame’smostimportanttournaments,
Greenhasalreadyreservedforherselfaspecial
placeinhistory.Andjustaswithanysuccessfulprofessional,
therehavebeenmanytohavemadeacontribution
alongthewaytoherultimatesuccess.
SueThomsontakesnocreditforGreen’s
on-courseaccomplishments,nordoesshetake
anycreditforthe22-year-old’sremarkable
maturityoit.
Butthereisnodoubtthatinherownwayshe
hasplayedaroleinGreenarrivingatthispointin
hercareer.
Becauselet’sbehonest,asGreenherselfnotes:
withoutSueThomson,shewouldn’tevenbe
playinggolf.IWOULD
RATHERHANNAH
UNDERACHIEVEIN
HERCAREERAND
BEHAPPYTHAN
WINMULTIPLE
MAJORSANDBE
MISERABLE.
- SUETHOMSON
TheWestAustralianroseto
prominenceasanamateur,
finishingrunner-uptoLydiaKo
inNewZealandin2015.Green’s winning par putt on
its way at the 72nd hole of
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