NWO Golf Links November 2015

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Short-term
memory is
mandatory,
because each
week starts
anew.
Caroline Powers found success early, on the Bowling Green
High School Women’s Golf Team and in Toledo Junior Golf
Association events. She was one of the most decorated golfers
to ever graduate from Michigan State University and has played
two full seasons on the Symetra Tour. She recently qualified for
the final stage of the LPGA Q-School to be held December 2-5
at LPGA International Golf Club in Daytona Beach, Florida.
She talked with Back 9 Report and here is a brief synopsis of
that interview.
“What is the biggest thing you
have learned in two years as a
touring golf professional?”
Powers shared that after her
rookie season last year, she
felt that she had learned
valuable lessons and was
prepared to have a monster
year in 2015. But the biggest
lesson she learned is that
playing professional golf is a
continuous learning process.
She also hired her brother,
John to caddy for her this year,
which required an adjustment
period. She told us that having
him on her bag has been
extremely helpful, but there
was a learning curve for both
of them early in the year.
Powers finished 2014 at No.
37 on the Symetra Tour with
a 72.7 stroke average. This
season she ended the year at
No. 86 on the money list, with
a scoring average 74.1, nearly
1.5 strokes higher.
“Obviously 2015 wasn’t
Local Golfer
Qualified for
LPGA Q-School
Final Stage