Dolores White, a recent Wake Forest University Women’s Golf Team graduate, hits the road for a summer filled with golf tournaments. But this year it will be different. She is now a professional. Dolores will keep us posted on the ins and outs of being a young professional golfer.

While all the other Wake Forest graduates were touring the country or hitting the beach, my parents and I packed up both of our cars and traveled to Atlanta, Ga. Unfortunately my team (Wake Forest Women’s Golf Team) didn’t make it to the NCAA Championship this year, so I began more pro career a little earlier than planned. My US Women’s Open Qualifier was a week after graduation, so I was able to spend a lot of time preparing my golf game around the greater Atlanta area.

At first it was very stressful; thanks to the new groove rules with the USGA my clubs from college were not conforming. So I met up with a couple guys in Marietta to fit me for new Cobra irons (which by the way I am hitting about 10 yards farther!). The course I was fitted at was very generous and let me practice there the rest of the week.  The members were all very kind and the practice facilities were great.

I’ve had some long days this past week, but I’m loving every minute of it- who wouldn’t, I get to golf all day! Tomorrow is the practice round for the qualifier; and I’m starting to get excited. I’m hitting my new irons great and I’ve worked hard on my driver and working the ball lately. It’s going to be a long couple days but this is what I’ve been working for!

More to come, Dolores.