NAIRN PLAYER HAS BEEN ON A GREAT LEARNING CURVE

 KELSEY MACDONALD  LOOKS BACK 

ON AN ENJOYABLE YEAR

By KELSEY MACDONALD
I have enjoyed my first year on the Ladies European Tour and it has
been a great learning curve for me.  I can’t thank ATR, my sponsors,
enough for their support, Robert Rock for his mentoring and all my
family and friends for their tireless support.  
During tournaments the organisational and practical skills of the LET staff have made tournaments enjoyable to be a part of.  Off the course we manage to see local culture and there is always a social function arranged to bring the tour players together. 
I have met and become friends with lots of the girls from all over the world.
Memorable moments were qualifying and competing in the US Open, seeing different countries and cultures, trip on a sea plane in Dubai and upgrading my LET status in Morocco was indeed a highlight.
During the year I competed in 12 events with six cuts made and three missed by one shot it made me realise how close I was to being in the top half of the order of merit rankings.  And with full playing rights in 2015 I look forward to competing in all events.
Unfortunately, there are always incidents that make us realise how
lucky we are to be fit and healthy.  In early September I had an
accident which left me with extreme lower back pain. Whilst playing in Tenerife and South Africa  and during the following six weeks I
underwent intensive physio and rehab and can’t thank the LET physios and Lewis Mitchell at ESP.
The vision was to start in 2015, based on my category of 2014. Rceiving invites to India and Dubai in warmer climates made me reconsider. 
The biggest decision during 2014 was to accept the invitation to play in India, having not hit anything more than an iron since September.
Getting to practise and play in the warmer climate of Dubai enhanced my recovery process dramatically and I was able to be competitive. 
Having gone from zero to 11 rounds in two weeks the vision of tour school was still very much clouded as I made travel arrangements for Morocco.
Opting to play only nine holes on each course prior to the event I just
dug deep to produce the results. Gaining sixth place was amazing and just knowing my schedule for 2015 makes it all worthwhile and will spend the next few weeks making sure I am fit for the rest of the season.
Absolutely delighted to have another two Scots, Laura Murray and
Heather MacRae, gaining full cardsm, showing Scottish Ladies Golf making its way to the top.