She's been blessed with the skills of a champion. She grew up on the greens with her family and found her passion.
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Christine Irish may be lucky but her hard work and determination formed from a fun sibling rivalry is anything but.
"My parents played, my brother and I were eight and six," Irish said.
"It was either sit around while they played, or start ourselves. That's how it started.
"I had a childhood playing golf, which was a wonderful way to grow up. Every school holiday my brother and I would be out on the courses and we'd be gone for the day.
"The passion developed there and I fell in love with the game, and to this day I'm still better than my brother (laughs)."
Irish has been playing at Moss Vale Golf Club for 30 years. February 2019, Irish represented Moss Vale in the Central Southern Golf Association (CSGA) and won the A Grade championships, competing against all clubs from the Southern Highlands and Canberra.
"I had previously won it in 2003," Irish said.
"I came up through the state squad ranks playing Junior Pro Am golf but it's been really for fun since then.
"Winning it this time around was really special. I didn't know if I could still play at that level.
"I'm 61 now, so obviously you start to lose distance and ability and I really thought I was just making up the numbers.
"I was having quite a fun day until the last couple of holes when I suddenly realised, I could actually be in this. My caddie Lyn King and I were having so much fun and that really gave me a carefree mindframe which I believe helped me win.
"2003 was great. Your first win in anything is good, but to do it again when you think you're a little past it is very satisfying."
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Irish also won The Berrima District Champion of Champions at Highlands Golf Club. She runs a business in Falls Creek, so she doesn't play between May and October every year. To get back into the 'swing' of it can be difficult.
"It can take around a month to get back into form," Irish said.
"It makes it a little difficult to get back to that level each time. I don't get to play as much as I'd like. To be able to come back and win the championships and win the district, if anyone had told me last October that I'd come back and accomplish all that, I'd tell them to go have another drink."
Irish competed in the Moss Vale Pro Am this week with her partner in crime Lyn and came ever so close to victory.
"Our team consisted of pro, Ana Manendez from Mexico, Lyn King, Jenny Sultana and myself. We were actually beaten on a countback to win the day," Irish said.
"We were very happy with our round, but we came second in the end. Our score was great and we had a successful day.
"Our pro had a 74. She was one over par. To play with Ana was really good.
"Watching the pros was amazing. I watched as many shots as I could. I kept an eye on how they played the course because they're so much longer than the average golfer, they play it in a different way.
"The young girls these days are tall, thin, fit and they can hit the ball so far in comparison to what I knew when I was growing up.
"The swing has changed from what I was taught as a junior also. That was a really interesting part of the day."
