Insights and encouragement on how to become a professional golfer from Pro-Golfer Betsy Kelly
If you knew at age 4 you wanted to be a LPGA golfer what would you do to make that dream a reality? How would you manage the challenges and obstacles that may diminish your resolve? Betsy Kelly shares how she has managed obstacles and came back from health issues that shook her but did not tkae her off course from her professional golfing dream. Betsy admits to Coach Wightman that a business plan did not occur to her if she was a professional scratch golfer. It took dealing with a eating disorder for Betsy to recognize that being a true golf professional requires course management and business management. Since this realization Betsy has surround herself with sponsors such as PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf) and nutritional resources like Why Bars or 4ore Nutrition. Each of these sponsors look for professionals who are performance driven.
Betsy's competitive spirit motivates her to promote quality sponsors with her brand with their agreements to provide her with product and product commission on sales she refers to each sponsor. A gig business mindset is pervasive attitude that is perfect for motivated professionals such as Betsy.
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