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Interview With Mairead Martin By KEVIN O'CONNOR
2003 & 2023 Special Olympian World Athlete Mairead Martin is a local golfer from Kanturk. She was the highest-rated recruit from Ireland in the class of 2018; ranked as the No. 9 amateur in the country. She has competed in various tournaments around the world.
When you were growing up, did you always want to be a golfer? I never really had a passion for anything specifically growing up but when I started to play golf I found my passion and became addicted to getting better.
a pretty good level and he was eager to get myself and my two sisters into it but I was the only one in the beginning that got hooked to it!
Up along when you played in Picture from golffile.ie Kanturk golf club, did you Mairead with her Leinster Woman's Championship cup travel locally much? What is your favourite golf club From an early age, I travelled you ever played? around Ireland playing first in the provincial championships and then Winged Foot golf club or Ballybunion. that expanded to around Europe and eventually America. If you organise golf charity When you played in America, event, what charity will it be? what is your favourite golf Marymount Hospice or the Air course? Ambulance. Winged Foot. When you travel across the world, do you find the flight long? Sometimes travel can be long but when it’s with other people, I enjoy the journey.
What year is your favourite Ryder Cup, and who is your favourite Captain of all time? I would have to say this years captain, Luke Donald; he seemed like he did a great job in the role and it resulted in a victory.
When you were in school, did you take up any sports? I played basketball and I used to do Irish dancing as well. What kind of college is Louisville Kentucky? It is a public University just outside the city of Louisville, Kentucky. They are a division 1 University and they compete at the highest level at 21 different sports both men’s and women’s. When you were starting out for the first time playing golf, who did get you into it? My dad Brendan played golf at
Ballybunion golf club
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Issue 105 January 19th, 2024
