scholarship and get the attention of college coaches because the programs are so good. Kids are very lucky in California. It’s not like that in every state. We might take it for granted, but because I play in different states, I can see how incredible California junior golf programs are.
+ + + We last spoke to you 10 years ago. As you
look ahead to the next 10 years, how do you see your life evolving? Having children and winning tournaments. I haven’t won in a few years and I’m hungry to win again. I’m healthy. I have had some challenges in the middle of my career with injuries, but it’s helped me now. This is the fun part of my career. This is my 15th season I’ve just finished up, and now I can play
“I think Poppy Hills would be a great course for a Women’s Open.”
Gulbis has focused on posture and the length of her swing throughout her career.
or retire. It’s just a sweet spot of my career when I can choose to play certain events or take some time off, and know that’s it’s going to be there when I come back. And I know if I get injured again, I will be able to come back. When you are a rookie in those first couple of years, you have all of those fears. You don’t know what it’s going to be like. I love the game, I love to play. Next week is the first week of my
off-season, and we are going to be playing golf. My family is going to play golf on Thanksgiving. We are a golfing family. Golf is always going to be part of my life. So hopefully I’ll win some tournaments, have some kids and do some television. But my biggest priority is my Boys & Girls Club. I love winning tournaments but there’s nothing like my kids’ club. It services almost 200 kids and it’s the coolest thing I get to do. If I were so lucky to have another big jump in my career where I could open up another club, I would open up one in Sacramento, and it would be just incredible. + + +
How many strokes do you give your husband (Josh Rodarmel) when you play? He hits the ball a long way, so if we play off the back tees we’re pretty close. He can either shoot even par or 80. He’s a good athlete. After I played earlier in the week, he went over to play Pacific Grove but had to come in because he ran out of golf balls. But when he’s practicing, he can be pretty good.
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What is your best tip for amateurs? Only have one swing thought. I played with amateurs the last three days and they have so many swing thoughts. My second best tip would be that they really, really stay in the present. They get so frustrated with what happened on the range or what happened a couple of holes ago instead of just taking it as is and totaling it up later. + + +
Who would be in your dream foursome? I have never played Augusta so I would love to play there with my husband, my coach of 15 years Butch Harmon and Condoleezza Rice.
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PHOTO: USGA
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