Travelling the world and being able to play golf is something special and Genevieve Ling knows what it’s like to play on Tours all across the globe.
The 27-year-old has been playing in her rookie season on the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2022, but has previously played on the KLPGA, China LPGA, Taiwan LPGA, PGM Tour and Women’s All Pro Tour.
Ling, who hails from Malaysia, began her golfing journey when she was 12 years old but despite being a little bit older than others that didn’t stop her pursuing golf as a career.
“I began playing at the age of 12,” she said. “I was always into sports and after achieving a black belt in Taekwondo, I wanted to pursue something else.
“My dad ended up picking up golf at that time and decided to take both my sister and I to the driving range and I never looked back since! I was always keen to go to the golf course. When I was younger, going to play golf was one of the few things that could make me get out of bed at 5am in the morning without any complaints!
“Because I started quite late, I had to juggle going to school, extra-curricular activities and wanting to excel at a new sport and I found a self determination to want to get better and pursue this sport and I think that’s how I knew that I loved the sport and wanted to pursue it as a career once I was done with school.”
The Malaysian golfer represented her nation in amateur tournaments including at the South East Asia Games and soon went to the United States.
Ling attended Boise State University where she played collegiate golf and during her time there, she had ten top-10s and 23 top-25s, as well as a victory and being able to have that college experience is something that the LET rookie relished.
“I think that the idea of being able to go to college in the USA on a scholarship and being able to play golf while going to school made it seem like a dream,” she continued.
“Over here in Malaysia, as an athlete going to a national school, we did not get much support as athletes. When you missed school, you had to schedule your own tuition or made the extra effort to catch up on studies by yourself.
“Therefore, the experience that I had playing college golf was amazing. To be able to focus on playing golf, all-expenses paid and still pursue a degree, was an experience that I wouldn’t trade for the world.”
After finishing her degree and graduating, the Boise State alumna participated in and won the Cinderella Story – a reality…
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