The Golfer's Wife - with author Janet Thompson

04/03/22 • 48 min

Susan Strange, Mandy Snedeker, Ellie Day, Jan Jacobsen -- these are just some of the women that author Janet Thompson interviews for her new book -- The Golfer's Wife.
In this episode, we discuss Janet's new book, her experience with interviewing the women married to professional players, and Golf's impact on their lives. Janet also shares her experience as the wife of a recreational golfer, her love-hate relationship with the sport, and how it became such an important part of her life.
In her book, she weaves through these topics with the goal of sharing a tale of personal experience with the enlightenment of insight into what it means to share a spouse with life as a professional golfer.
You won/t want to miss this episode with Janet Thompson.

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The Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of Gabby Then

Success was all that Gabriella Then knew as a junior player. She was a member of the winning Junior Solheim Cup team, she won numerous AJGA events, and she was recruited to USC when she was 14 years of age. After a successful career at the University of Southern California, Gabby (as her friends know her), turned professional, playing for 2 seasons on the Epson Tour (formerly the Symetra Tour). But when she recorded a bogey on her 72nd hole, at the LPGA's Stage-1, of Q-School, she missed advancing to the next stage.
Confronted with the emotional turmoil of having seen her dream evaporate, Gabby walked away from the sport in 2019. She even took another job outside of golf -- such was her disappointment and desire to consider a life outside of professional golf. Then came Covid, and she had no choice but to stay away from the sport as golf courses closed, and contemporary life came to a halt.
By 2021, Gabby was reassessing her life, her choices, and of course, golf. It was then that she rediscovered her passion and love for the sport and with it, the resolve to commit to professional golf. She "went all-in", nearly draining all of her savings to fund a year of tournament golf on the minor tours. She lived life knowing that she had put everything on the line -- her emotional and mental efforts, her ambitions, and her money.
In this Episode, Gabby Then chats with us about her darkest days in professional golf and how she eventually found her way back to the sport and how life's lessons prepared her to better deal with adversity. Her 2021 season culminated with her winning the Ladies European Tour's Q-School and an automatic "card" for the 2022 Season.

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Stacy Lewis Talks Solheim Cup and the End of an Era

The Solheim Cup is the single most important Cup competition in women's golf. In this biennial competition, the United States women have competed against the best women from Europe since 1990. The US hold a 10 - 7 advantage over their European counterparts, but the European team are the defending champions and will have "home field" advantage as the 2023 event will be hosted at Finca Cortesina Golf Club near Malaga, Spain.
Stacy Lewis will captain the 2023 US Women's Team against Team Europe being captained by Suzann Petersen, the perennial nemesis of the American team. Always an engaging and thoughtful person, Stacy discusses her preparations for the 2023 competition, her assistant captains, and her goals for the team, including of course, winning the Solheim Cup back for the United States.
With the completion of the Chevron Championship at the Dinah Shore course at Mission Hills, it marked the end of an era as the venerated event moves to the greater Houston area for 2023. As a past champion of the event and a leading figure in women's golf, Stacy shares her experience of playing at Mission Hills, what the event meant for the development of women's professional golf, and her thoughts on how the LPGA tour has evolved since her rookie year in 2009.
Stacy is a former World No.1, she has won 13 times on tour, including 2-major championships. She won the Vare Trophy twice, in 2013 and 2014, The Vare trophy is awarded to the player with the season's lowest scoring average. She also won the Rolex Player of the Year award twice in 2012 and 2014, while also winning the LPGA Money Title in 2014.

We're Talking Golf - The Golfer's Wife - with author Janet Thompson

Transcript

Douglas Maida00:00:29.460

Good afternoon and welcome to our show. We're talking golf. My name is Douglas Maida, and I'm your host. Now, how many times have you watched a PGA tournament, and come Sunday afternoon, the player who's holding the trophy aloft is often flanked by his wife and children. In their remarks, they thank their spouses and the members of their team, whether it be caddies, coaches, trainers, or parents. It happens so frequently that we have gotten t