Knowing when to stop is half the battle

Thinking of turning professional?

Knowing when to stop is half the battle

Stop for a moment to listen to Danielle McVeigh, who has decided to seek her future in the real world for now after coming to the conclusion that the weekly tour grind was going to change her irrevocably as a person.

The 26-year old from Kilkeel in Co. Down is one of the most talented golfers to emerge from this island over the past decade, yet, despite all her achievements in the amateur ranks, it took just two years in the lower echelons of the women’s professional game to realise she might not have what it takes to make it without risking becoming someone she did not want to be.

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