Stacy Lewis, 26, won her first LPGA tournament today by 3 strokes over the #1 ranked golfer in the world, Yani Tseng. If you go to www.srs.org, there is an interview with Stacy and Dr. Boachie. I don't know if he ws her surgeon or not. She has been the celebrity spokesperson for scoliosis for the past 3 years.
From age 11-18, she wore a brace 18 hours a day and took it off only to play golf. After getting a golf scholarship at Univ. or Arkansas, she had to have surgery and couldn't play golf for a year.
Throughout the entire tournament, they showed her before and after x-rays and talked about the toughness of Stacy which they attributed to her dealing with scoliosis for years. No one expected her to beat Yani Tseng, but she ended up winning by 3 strokes coming from 2 strokes back going into the last day of a 4 day tournament. I am so thankful that I didn't wear a brace during my teenage years, but I know that many of you did. I probably would have become a total introvert. Stacy was interviewed everyday of the tourmanet and was always asked about dealing with scoliosis and how it had made her the tough competitor that she is today.
From age 11-18, she wore a brace 18 hours a day and took it off only to play golf. After getting a golf scholarship at Univ. or Arkansas, she had to have surgery and couldn't play golf for a year.
Throughout the entire tournament, they showed her before and after x-rays and talked about the toughness of Stacy which they attributed to her dealing with scoliosis for years. No one expected her to beat Yani Tseng, but she ended up winning by 3 strokes coming from 2 strokes back going into the last day of a 4 day tournament. I am so thankful that I didn't wear a brace during my teenage years, but I know that many of you did. I probably would have become a total introvert. Stacy was interviewed everyday of the tourmanet and was always asked about dealing with scoliosis and how it had made her the tough competitor that she is today.
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