Imagine being a tour pro. That would be a good life, right? Many of us have that dream. It’s not an easy job, though – all that travel, staying in budget hotels to keep costs down, grinding away on the range from dawn till dusk to fix a swing problem and the disappointment of missed cuts.
How about the life of a golf content creator on YouTube and Instagram? Looks cool, right? Golf 24/7, 365, stunning courses and sponsorship opportunities – but what about all the abuse you get from trolls, which can be especially nasty towards women?
There are, believe it or not, people out there who do both. So, as well as travelling the globe and putting in the hard yards off the course, these guys and girls are busy looking after a YouTube channel and engaging with hundreds of thousands of followers across a number of different social media platforms. It is, as I find out, extremely hard work.
Meet pro golfers-cum- coaches/social media stars, Hannah Gregg and Fredrik Lindblom. I sat down with the couple (an actual couple, too) at Black Bear Golf Club, just outside Orlando, Florida, to talk all things golf and content creation. Their passion for the game is obvious, as is their skill in attracting new faces to the sport.
How did you get into golf?
Hannah: My dad wanted me to be well-rounded. I have two brothers, so I did a lot of sports with them. I remember this weird rumour going around – and it still does – about unused women’s golf scholarships. It wasn’t true. Anyway, my dad was like, ‘Oh, if I can get her decent at golf, I bet she gets this free ride to college!’
I started playing golf with him. He used to give me M&M’s every time I hit a good shot. I went with him before work and we would break up early and go to the course. Then I started doing okay and I won a couple of junior golf tournaments. That was when I got hooked.
You didn’t start playing golf until you were 13?
Hannah: I had swung a club a few times, but I don’t think I hit my first bucket until I was 12.
Did you play from a young age, Fredrik?
Fredrik: I played lots of team sports in Sweden – football, hockey, floorball, which is huge in Scandinavia. I was one of those annoying kids where if we won it was because of me, but if we lost it was because of one of my teammates. I needed an individual sport.
My grandad introduced me to golf. My dad was like,…
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