About

Hello and welcome to Golfer Gals!!

To kick this off I first want to thank you with my whole heart for being here and for your interest in our community.

As mentioned in our social profile (@golfer_gals), we are on a mission to empower young players and strengthen the female voices in our golf community by sharing experiences, reviewing courses, and finding the best tools, clothes, and accessories to complement your game.

Okay so who am I?

I’m Ally! I’ve been golfing since I was 17 years old. Everyone in my immediate family played so by default I would join in on family trips. I had no idea what I was doing. I distinctly remember yelling from the side of the cart path “what club do I use?!” and just doing as I was told. I was a little golf puppet haha.

My brother is an incredible player. When we were younger, I caddied for him in national tournaments to learn as much as possible about decision making, yardage, club selection, wind impact, etiquette, etc. I then became obsessed and determined to beat him one day.

One summer on the links and plenty of lessons later (I’ll do another post on my thoughts on lessons), I actually built up a consistent game and could hold my own. I was encouraged to try out for the high school varsity team (LOL). I thought they were nuts. But at 17 somehow I was fearless and just went for it. I ended up making the team and was the only girl to ever have played.

After two years I went off to college and played for McGill University (yes it’s freezing in Canada in the second half of golf season, I don’t recommend October or November matches). But overall it was so cool. We got to play at beautiful private courses throughout Quebec and a handful of matches were against girls who only spoke French. Voila! Jouer au golf!

I was inspired to create this platform because of the lack of strong female lead golf forums out there. Every Google search for information, details about courses, club fittings are all male focused! Every top podcast search result is marketed towards experienced male players and the few female-focused ones are for expert players. Walking into a clubhouse can be terrifying when everyone else in there is so confident. Picking out shoes IRL is impossible; where is the women’s section? Do any women work here? *panic mode enabled*

Let’s change this. Let’s support female players and better yet recruit more. Let’s teach our ladies that golf isn’t scary, it’s FUN. You don’t have to be perfect. Boys hit bad shots all the time. Join in! It’s rewarding. It’s challenging (in a good way). It’s a sport that deserves more women.

If you’re in Massachusetts and need a buddy to play or practice with, reach out!

Finally, I want to tailor this content to what YOU want to know. Leave comments for future topics!