ʃiː hæd ɐ səksˈɛsfəl ˈæmətʃɚ kɚɹˈɪɹ ænd wʌzðə ɡˈɑːlf faʊndˈeɪʃən ˌʌndɚ θˈɜːtiːn ɡˈɜːlz tʃˈæmpiən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ænd ˌʌndɚ fˈoːɹtiːn tʃˈæmpiən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
She had a successful amateur career and was the Golf Foundation Under 13 girls’ champion in 1987 and Under 14 champion in 1988.