I-Paula Creamer: Thola Izimfihlo Ezifanelekile ezivela eFairways — nokuningi!

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Isikhathi segalufu sisebenza ngokugcwele (i-pun ihloselwe) kepha ngenkathi ungacabanga ukuthi ngumdlalo womfana, iPGA ingathanda ukukushintsha lokho. Ngokusho kweNational Golf Foundation, bangu-19% kuphela abadlali begalufu abangabesifazane, ngakho-ke kwethulwe uhlelo olubanzi lwemboni ngonyaka odlule lokuletha amantombazane amaningi kulo mdlalo. Futhi kubonakala kusebenza: Leli sonto elizayo lizoba okokuqala ngqa emlandweni ukuthi i-US Opens yamadoda neyabesifazane izodlalwa emasontweni abuyela emuva kuleyo ndawo-iPinehurst No. 2-ngamadoda aqeda ngeSonto futhi abesifazane baqala ngoLwesine. Ngeke nje kukhulise ukuqwashisa ngomdlalo wabesifazane, kodwa futhi kuvumela abahlinzeki be-LPGA ukuthi bazijwayeze nabesilisa ngasikhathi sinye.

Owesifazane oyedwa omangalisayo ovula indlela? Eyaziwa ngokuthi "i-Pink Panther" abalandeli bakhe, u-Paula Creamer njengamanje unokunqoba kwe-professional engu-12 futhi ungomunye wabadlali abadume kakhulu ohambweni. Ngamanye amagama, unolaka ngokuphelele ku-fairways. Siye ngakunye nale ngane eneminyaka engu-27 ukuyoxoxa ngokuthi kungani kubaluleke kangaka ukuletha abesifazane kulo mdlalo nokuthi uhlala kanjani esesimweni sesifundo-ngokwengqondo nangokomzimba.

Umumo: Ucabanga ukuthi kungani bembalwa abesifazane abadlala igalofu kunabesilisa, futhi kungani kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi abesifazane bazibandakanye nalo mdlalo?

I-Paula Creamer (PC): Ngicabanga ukuthi lowo mehluko waqala eminyakeni eminingi, eminingi edlule lapho abesifazane babenokufinyelela okuncane kakhulu ezifundweni zegalufu. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi leyo migoqo yehliswa kancane kancane, kepha abesifazane emphakathini babephuza ukwamukela umdlalo wezizukulwane ngezizukulwane owawuthathwa njengomdlalo wesilisa. Ukufundiswa nokuzizwa ukhululekile esifundweni nakho kubalulekile. Ngicabanga ukuthi abesifazane bathokozela izici zenhlalo yomdlalo njengamadoda futhi nabo babandakanyeka kakhulu, imindeni eminingi izothambekela ekudlaleni ndawonye. Imindeni ukwenza izinto ndawonye akuyona neze into embi.

Umumo: Uhlobo luni lokuzivocavoca olwenzela umdlalo wakho wegalufu?

PC: Ngizama ukujima izikhathi ezine noma ezinhlanu ngesonto. Kwesinye isikhathi, ngohlelo lwami lokuhamba kanjalo nesikhathi sami sokudlala, lokho kuba yinselelo. Angithandi ukuba nesithukuthezi, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi ukujima kwami ​​kushintshe kaningi. UJon Burke wenza umsebenzi omuhle ngempela wokugcina ukusebenzisa kusha. Ukuzivocavoca kwakhe kuhlobene kakhulu neMixed Martial Arts, egxila kakhulu ekubekeni isimo, isimo sengqondo, ingqondo kanye nobubanzi bokuhamba. Ungahlukanisa izingxenye zomzimba, kepha ukuqina jikelele kubaluleke kakhulu. Kule sizini edlule sibheke umongo futhi sazama ukuqinisa amahips ami. Babalulekile ekuguqulweni kwegalufu. Ngenxa yalokhu, ngithole ijubane lekhanda leklabhu, okuholele ekukhuleni kwebanga ukusuka etiyeni.

Umumo: Yiziphi izinto zakho okumele ube nazo ozidingayo ngenkathi usendleleni?

PC: Hhayi-ke, ngihamba nenja yami uStudley, iCoton de Tulear, kakhulu. Muhle futhi uhlala eletha ukumamatheka ebusweni bami. Uma ngingamthatha, ngiyamthatha. Ngithanda nokuba ne-iPod yami, njengoba umculo uyingxenye enkulu yempilo yami. Ngihlale nginezithende ezimbili nami nengubo enhle ngoba ngiyathanda ukugqoka.

Umumo: Isiphi esinye sezikhathi oyosikhumbula kakhulu enkundleni yegalofu futhi ngani?

I-PC: Ukuwina i-2010 U.S. Women's Open e-Oakmont kufanele kube yinto evelele emsebenzini wami kuze kube manje. KuloMashi odlule eSingapore ngenze unyaweni ka-75 wokhozi emgodini wesibili wokuhlungela ukufa okungazelelwe okwaze kwanginika isizathu kamuva sokubheka emuva ngithi, 'Hawu.' Ngibe nezikhathi eziningi ezimnandi enkundleni yegalufu. Ngizizwa ngibusiseke kakhulu ngalokho.

Umumo: Usanda kuthembisana, siyakuhalalisela! Ziyini izimfihlo zakho ebudlelwaneni obuhlala njalo, obunempilo?

PC: Ngiyintombazane enenhlanhla enkulu ukuthi ngihlangane noDerek ngesikhathi engangenza ngaso. Uyindoda enhle, kepha ngokuqondene nezimfihlo zami zobudlelwano obuhlala njalo, obunempilo, mhlawumbe kufanele ungibuze lowo mbuzo eminyakeni engama-20 noma engama-30 kusukela manje!

Umumo: Ezemidlalo eziningi ziwumdlalo wengqondo. Uhlala kanjani usesimweni se-tip-top ngokomqondo?

I-PC: Kufanele uzethembe ngokweqile. Angicabangi ukuthi konke kungafundiswa. Abantu abathile bazalwa benalokho engikubiza ngokuthi izipho ezikhethekile, futhi abanye kufanele basebenzele ezintweni ngokungaguquki. Ngizizwa nginenhlanhla enkulu ngokuthi ukuqina kwami ​​​​ngokwengqondo nomoya wokulwa kungokwemvelo kimi. Ezinye izindawo, kufanele ngisebenze kanzima kuzo.

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