Naga Munchetty is practising hard but she's also been feeling hot under the collar on the subject of how women golfers are undermined in more ways than one.
Naga Munchetty is practising hard and hopes to reap rewards, but she's also been feeling hot under the collar on the subject of how women golfers are undermined in more ways than one.
By Naga Munchetty
As the latest edition of Women & Golf hit the shelves on Friday on 15 February, here’s a sneak preview of what you can expect from columnist Naga Munchetty this month.
I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. However, I am feeling the love for golf again. The relationship isn’t back to where it was and I’m still holding back from giving my heart completely. That’s understandable after being so hurt by the game. Regular readers will know that we went “on a break.” The rekindling of this love affair is tentative, but it is being built on firmer foundations.
I have learned: I can’t blindly throw myself into every round and fumble my way through 18 holes. You’d think I’d know that after more than 10 years of playing. I need to learn from my experience and be more committed, more respectful. I admit I was wrong not to give golf more time and attention.
I do expect something in return: I need to know that my inner spark will be lit with the occasional great shot, when the sweet spot of a golf club is perfectly struck and it feels effortless. It needs to make me want it and give me little rewards that make me smile, that’ll keep me coming back. A love affair for sure, but a turbulent one - inevitably.
Team Naga vs Team Clive is officially back up and running! The challenge began on 1 February. The snow and generally inclement weather has kept most of us off the golf course for a short while but not out of the practice bays. I am focused and enjoying practising. I’m putting faith in the theory that my hard work behind the scenes will be repaid once on terra firma.
I’ve started to think about the big club competitions this year - one being the Club Championship. At my club it’s been changed to a two-day event instead of 36 holes in a day. While debating this with a fellow golfer, he argued that playing off the back tees for men “was a real test but he could see that for the women, 36 holes off their tees would be much more manageable.” As I raised my eyebrows and suggested that golf isn’t all about distance, I could also feel the temperature of my blood rising to boiling point. I am sick of golfers assuming that the forward/red/ladies tees (whatever they are called where you are) somehow denote a lesser course compared to the “men’s” tees.
This is just a snippet of Naga's full article in the latest issue of Women & Golf magazine. You can pick up Women & Golf on sale now, or click here to subscribe now to read the full feature and enjoy W&G delivered to your door!
