As she entered her 30s, Ashleigh Buhai was frustrated with consistently contending but never winning on the LPGA Tour. There was nothing wrong with her swing, so she began working with a mental coach. Now at the cusp of 35 on a tour dominated by players a decade or more younger, the South African is playing the best golf of her career.
Ashleigh Buhai, of South Africa, poses with the trophy after winning the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Sunday, June 11, 2023, in Galloway, N.J. As she entered her 30s, Ashleigh Buhai was frustrated with consistently contending but never winning on the LPGA Tour. There was nothing wrong with her swing, so she began working with a mental coach.
"I was touted to be -- I had a really good amateur career and was going to be the next best thing out of South Africa, but that's -- golf is just not like that all the time," Buhai said. "I kept plugging away. I have a good support system around me, which I think is the most important thing." "I think I've also got to a point where I'm older in my career. Felt I should have achieved more by then and the pressure I was putting on myself. Again, I'm 34, so wanting to have a family," Buhai said. "These things sit in the back of our minds that nobody really knows about and you don't realize what havoc it plays back there. COVID, not being able to go back to South Africa, see my friends and family was also really tough.
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