Below is an interview with Becky Iverson, Director of Golf Bridges Golf Course. Becky played golf on the LPGA from 1994-2010 with career earnings of $1,556,622. Her trophy case is filled with one LPGA win and six Professional Wins. Becky was a member of the Solhiem Cup in 2000.
The following are a few traditional and non traditional golf centric questions that I love to ask influential people in the golf industry.
When did you start golfing and who introduced you do the game? My dad raced modified stock cars and after an accident my mother wanted him to quit racing. One day when I was 8 years old my dad came home with golf clubs for all of us and told us that is what we were going to do. We all went to a golf school in Florida and from that summer on we played golf every chance we got.
What is your current home course? Bridges Golf Course Madison, WI
To date, what is your proudest golf accomplishment? Winning my first LPGA event.
What is your biggest golf pet peeve on or off the course? Slow Play
What is your favorite club in your bag and why? Sand Wedge because it is were you can be most creative.
What is your favorite golf destination? Grand Cypress in Orlando Florida
What course is on your bucket list that you have not played yet? St. Andrews
If you woke up tomorrow and could play one course you played before, where would you play? The Dinah Shore Course at Mission hills in Palm Springs
If you could change one aspect, rule or thing about golf, what would it be and why? If you are in the fairway you deserve a good lie and should be able to make it happen, I hate hitting the perfect drive and ending up in a divot.
Dream foursome (living)? Arron Rodgers, Clay Mathews, Donald Driver ,and ME
Dream foursome (living or dead)? Me and My Dad no one else.
18 Rapid Fire, Off The Cuff Questions
1) Hitting Long Drive OR Sinking Long Putt? Long Drive2) Having Round of Life OR Hole in One? Round of your life
3) Golfing at the crack of dawn OR twilight? Twilight
4) Hit a power fade OR power draw? Power fade
5) Beverage cart OR halfway house? Bev Cart
6) Bathroom OR bushes? Bathroom
7) Hot dog OR wrap? Wrap
8) Around the green, being in sand OR thick rough? Sand
9) Walking OR riding? Riding I have walked enough
10) Do you carry traditional 3 iron OR hybrid? Hybrid(i am just a girl)
11) Do you prefer long par 3 OR long par 5? Long par 3
12) Pants OR Shorts? Shorts
13) Palmer OR Nicklaus? Nicklaus
14) Beatles OR Elvis? Beatles
15) Play for fun OR play for money? Money
16) Bump and run OR flop shot? Flop shot
17) Lay up OR gamble? Gamble
18) 18 holes OR 36? 18
