1:23 Pettersen has welcomed the addition of the ISPS Handa World Invitational to golf’s calendar, an event which will see men and women will compete for equal prize money
You get the feeling that son Herman may well be one of those bringing the knowledge and awareness in years to come, given the environment he will grow up in. And if it is in the Pettersen genes, those traits of leadership will develop from a young age. Still, he will need guidance and mentoring to learn the skills that come with maturity and life experience, and where better to take those learnings from than the exacting world of sport, and a mother who has experienced the whole gamut of emotions that come with it?
In an open letter to her son, Suzann recounts her life as she discovered she was pregnant, the different shifts in mood and mentality as she realised she would not be able to travel to play tournaments, the falling back in love with golf once Herman had entered the world and the new-found, focused approach she had adopted…culminating at Gleneagles and the fairytale finish to her career.
The letter concludes: “I hope this story helps you understand our family. I hope it helps you appreciate the discipline and determination it takes to reach goals. Work over time will always pay off. Sometimes you have to make hard decisions. I hope you find the passion in whatever you do that I found in golf – a love that dwelled deep in my heart. And I hope you see in this story, in my one incredible week at the Solheim Cup, that there is a time for everything in life. That Sunday was the time for me to step away from golf and be a wife and mother. I hope you can find the peace in your decisions that I have found in mine.”
But as one story finishes, another is just starting. A new passion has emerged, there is now time for new things in Pettersen’s life and every day she will get the perfect reminder of why she is taking on sustainability as her new goal: “As a mother of a young child, it is incredible how concerned you become over the future of the planet, its biodiversity, air quality and climate. These things are absolutely vital to the health and wellbeing of future generations, so we all need to do our best to make things better.”
If her work ethic during her playing career is anything to go by, Pettersen will be a strong leader to follow.
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