Three generations, one love for golf!

Three generations, one love for golf!

From Iowa to Mount Maunganui, Thea, her mum, and her grandma celebrated She Loves Golf International Women’s Day together—proving that golf is for everyone, no matter your age!

Kia ora, I’m Thea Tulloch, and I love golf! I’m 10 years old and started learning to play when I was five at Mt Maunganui Golf Club. When I first joined, there were mostly boys in the lessons, but last year, the club started an all-girls group, which has been awesome.

My mum used to play golf as a kid in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and my grandma plays in the Saturday women’s group at our club. A couple of weeks ago, the three of us signed up for the She Loves Golf International Women’s Day event at Mt Maunganui. I was the only kid there, but that didn’t bother me. It was an ambrose format, and on the second hole, we used three of my shots out of four! My grandma said playing together was "just the icing on the cake," which made me smile.

It was so cool seeing so many ladies out on the course, especially some who had never played before. My mum said one of her highlights was seeing how much joy I had playing alongside them. I even told her, "We should do this every week!" She said it made her want to play more too.