#503 Professional Golf and Tennis - Featuring Karen Pearce

Starting golf at 10, Karen Pearce achieved a handicap of 4 by age 14 and represented Queensland and Australia in multiple championships. At the time of turning professional at the age of 22, she played off a handicap of +2, the lowest marker in Australia at the time. After 14 years as a touring professional golfer on the European Ladies’ Golf Tour from 1991-2001 and LPGA in the US from 1998-2005, she also currently plays in Australia on the WPGA Tour, which she started playing on in 1991. In 2000, she received the Australian Sports Medal for her service to golf.

Fifty-five-year-old Karen has also represented Australia in tennis, competing in the over-35 and over-45 World Championships. She has won 16 Individual ITF (International Tennis Federation) Seniors Singles titles since 2011, including recently when she played down 4 age groups and won the singles, doubles, and mixed events!