GOLF has been at the centre of Virginia Irwin’s life for more than three decades, first as a championship-winning player and then as a professional coach and mentor.
She’s helped nurture youngsters like Cam Smith through high-performance junior golf programs, coached state and national junior and amateur teams that have included Hannah Green and Grace Kim, worked with Golf Queensland on increasing women’s and girls’ participation in the game, and delivered clinics and lessons to golfers of all ages and skill levels – including newbies like me.
I first met Virginia two years ago when I signed up for a beginners’ clinic at Brisbane’s Victoria Park Golf Club. Her smile was as broad as her obvious knowledge and passion for the game.
Her teaching philosophy, as she outlined it, is…
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Women’s Golf (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2024