KERRY SMITH
(Waterlooville Golf Club, Hampshire).
Home Country: England.
Age 36.

HOW DID YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN PLAYING GOLF?
I had watched my father playing and he got me started at the age of 15.

LOWEST COMPETITIVE 18-HOLE SCORE
65 AT HAMBURG GOLF CLUB IN 2006.

TOURNAMENTS WON OR BEEN RUNNER-UP
WON – 2004 ENGLISH LADIES (CLOSE) CHAMPIONSHIP
WON – 2004 & 2006 ENGLISH LADIES AMATEUR ORDER OF MERIT.
WON – 1998-2001-2002-2004 SOUTH-EAST DIVISION CHAMPION.
WON – 1998 ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION.
RUNNER-UP 2004 ENGLISH MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
RUNNER-UP 1999 ENGLISH LADIES (CLOSE) CHAMPIONSHIP.

OTHER NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
MEMBER OF WINNING BRITAIN TEAM IN 2007 COMMONWEALTH TOURNAMENT (South Africa).
CAME THROUGH FINAL QUALIFYING TO COMPETE AT 2007 RICOH WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN OVER OLD COURSE, ST ANDREWS.
FOURTH IN 2007 EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP (Sotogrande, Spain).
REPRESENTED ENGLAND AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL SINCE 1997.
MEMBER OF ENGLAND SILVER-MEDAL WINNING TEAM IN 2005 EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP.

HONOURS
MEMBER OF 2001-2005-2007 GB&I VAGLIANO TROPHY TEAMS AGAINST CONTINENT OF EUROPE.
MEMBER OF 2002 GB&I CURTIS CUP TEAM (Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania).

MOST MEMORABLE GOLF EXPERIENCE
Playing in world team championships.

HOBBIES
Watching Liverpool FC playing – and winning; going out with friends.

OTHER NOTES OF INTEREST
Occupation: Chef at Waterlooville Golf Club, Hampshire.

BEST PART OF YOUR GAME
Driving.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU PRACTISE?
Most days.

FAVOURITE COURSES
UK – Wentworth West course. Overseas: Fancourt (South Africa)

DREAM FOUR-BALL
David Beckham, Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam & me.

ADVICE FOR NEWCOMERS TO GOLF
Go to a good professional for lessons.