Golfer Amy Olson will play the US Open this week SEVEN MONTHS pregnant at six kilometers of Pebble Beach: ‘Golf has been a dream of mine and so has being a mother’
- Amy Olson only qualified for this week’s tournament in Minnesota last month
- She consulted other golf moms before deciding to play in California this week
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Playing for two at the US Open this week, Amy Olson heads to the course at California’s Pebble Beach seven months pregnant.
Olson qualified for the tournament – held at Pebble Beach for the first time – a month ago with a score of six under par in a qualifying match in Minnesota.
Olson, who turns 31 on July 11, two days after the tournament ends, reveals that she’s been taking the opinions of other moms on tour to find out what time in her pregnancy she should be playing.
Pebble Beach is about four miles long and like all elite golf courses, far from completely flat.
“When I found out I was pregnant, I texted some moms on tour,” she said Golf overview. ‘I asked what the good place was for them and when their limit was.
Amy Olson (left) plays the US Open at Pebble Beach this week, seven months pregnant
Her husband Grant shared a video of her at the driving range on Monday prior to the event
Olson admits it will be tough to compete, but play is “bigger than golf” for her this week
“I kept hearing from people who played between 28 and 30 weeks. Beyond that, it was pretty borderline. I thought, “I’ll be 31 weeks when Pebble rolls around”‘.
Olson’s husband Grant shared a video of her at the driving range on his Instagram on Monday, and Olson also shared how her approach to her game has changed since knowing she was pregnant.
“One of the hardest things for me during my pregnancy was stopping and starting,” she explained. ‘I used to need five balls to warm up. Now it takes me 50 to 55, and by then I’m tired.
“I know what it takes to play at an elite level and play in a major championship.
“Realistically, my ball attack is not there now. Do I think I can post a good score? Yes. But to say I can be competitive is probably a bit far fetched. With the weight gain, I don’t think this will be anyone’s formula for success.
‘That’s no problem. This is so much bigger than golf. Golf has been a dream of mine for so long, just like being a mother.
“I get to do both things, and I don’t want to put them in conflict. Both are very special and I’m excited.’
Olson has earned approximately $2.6 million in his career, but has not played at Pebble Beach before.
When she qualified for the tournament, she joked that she would “waddle over there and do what I can.”