My daughter, Kennedy Anne (age 8) has been playing golf for four years. The past two of those in high level competition. Her dream is to be a professional golfer, and has held Natalie Gulbis in her heart as her favorite player since she first saw her in person at a charity golf tournament in our hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.

When many young girls take up the game of golf, they spend countless hours on the driving range, work relentlessly on their short games and endure painstaking workouts all in the hopes of one day fulfilling their dream of playing on the LPGA Tour. For a group of 13 rookies, this dream will become a reality when they tee-it up at this week’s ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open.