Hannah Arnold

20 years after turning pro, roughly 11 trips to Q-school, 229 DP starts, 190 Challenge Tour starts. Now his first DP win. Yes I know the stars drive money and ratings but these stories are a small but important part of the pro golf too.

Why I love Lauren Coughlin’s success and why I think it’s vital to the women’s game: Lauren is a grinder. It took her six years as a pro to really find her footing on the lpga tour, eight to get her first win (a few weeks to get her second) There just aren’t many grinders in the women’s game because the money isn’t there for players outside of the top echelon of the LPGA. Basically if you don’t make it in the first few years in the women’s game you stop playing. It’s harder to raise money to keep going. But Lauren (there have been others, she is just the most reason example) confirms that for most the pro game is a process. Mens or women’s. And players that don’t make it in the first few years can still develop into some of the world’s top players. It’s why the increase in @EpsonTour purses and the development of the @WomenAllProTour are so important to the future of the women’s game. Although not talked about a ton, to me the Epson Tour and mini-tour development on the women’s side will have a profound effect on the future of the game and will allow more Lauren’s in the future.