KirkwoodGolf: WHAT'S COOKING? JUST ASK KENT-BORN LINDSEY WRIGHT

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

WHAT'S COOKING? JUST ASK KENT-BORN LINDSEY WRIGHT

FROM THE GOLF AUSTRALIA WEBSITE.
Away from the golf course, Australia's Kent-born lady pro Lindsey Wright is a self-confessed foodie.
When the 31=year-old arrived in Melbourne she headed straight for The European for a cooking class with Executive Chef Ian Curley.
Curley, who hosts the upcoming Australian TV series "Conviction Kitchen,"  took time out from his evening preparation to teach Wright some tips of the trade.
"Lindsey did really well," Curley said. "Now that I've taught her in here, she'll have to teach me out on the golf course."

Wright said she enjoyed the experience.

"It's great to be able to cook with a legend like Ian," Wright said. "I have new appreciation for what they mean by the 'heat in the kitchen' - I'm not sure I could do 100 covers in front of the stove like that."

Wright was born in the county of Kent, England but moved to Australia with her family before her 10th birthday and grew up in Albury.
She returned to England as a leading amateur player for the 2002 British women's open amateur championship at Ashburnham, South Wales and lost to Rebecca Hudson in the final.
Now based in Orlando, Florida, Wright turned professional in 2003 and is currently the fourth-highest ranked Australian golfer on the women's rankings.

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