Freo golf prodigy battles on European green for top spot

Young Royal Fremantle golfer Abbie Teasdale is already making her mark on the Ladies European Tour Access Series, just months after turning professional.
Teasdale, 22, was one of WA's leading amateur golfers for years after shooting to prominence by winning the 2018 WA Women's Amateur Championship aged just 15.
The Royal Fremantle Golf Club member turned pro in January and recently finished eighth in the Santander Golf Tour in Spain, ahead of 100 other competitors.
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The second leg of the Access Series was played in France, where Teasdale finished 14th. Her next stop is Prague, where she will compete in the Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge from June 13 to 15.
With 11 more events after that one, Teasdale told PerthNow it is crucial she performs well to keep her dream of one day competing on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour alive. The Royal Fremantle Golf Club member turned pro in January and is already making a name for herself overseas after finishing eighth in the Santander Golf Tour in Spain. Credit: Instagram
'So far the best part about being on tour is seeing other countries and meeting new people, plus the golf courses are always really nice,' she said.
'I am definitely making a lot of memories and I always feel so grateful to be able to have this lifestyle.
'I'm currently going into my third event and it is crucial for me to play and do well in every event to earn world ranking points and order of merit points.
'I want to finish in the top seven and get selected to compete in the Ladies European Tour and eventually get on the main tour, the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour.'
Teasdale was born in Manchester, England, but raised in Perth where she dabbled in gymnastics and little athletics before deciding to pursue golf.
'My dad got me into golf when I was three as we lived on a golf course in England,' Teasdale said.
'I started junior clinics when I came to Australia and then started playing tournaments by the time I was nine.
'I also did gymnastics at a young age and I was really good at sprinting, but I decided to choose golf in the end as I saw more of a future with it.' Young Royal Fremantle golfer Abbie Teasdale is already making her mark on the Ladies European Tour Access Series. Credit: Instagram
Teasdale attended Kennedy Baptist College in Murdoch but left at the end of Year 11 to focus on developing her golf game at Royal Fremantle Golf Club, which is also where champion siblings Min Jee Lee and her brother Min Woo honed their craft.
Since then, she has been a prolific winner at State, national and international levels, regularly representing WA and Australia at open-age tournaments.
'My proudest moment is winning my second professional event, the Drummond Golf Melbourne International, on January 16,' she said.
'I won on the first playoff hole and then I carried on the Aus Tour season, making two more cuts and coming third at the World Sand Greens Championship.'
Teasdale said life as a professional golfer was not always glamorous and sometimes she missed home.
'Not being able to go back and forth from WA when you have off weeks is challenging,' she said.
'It can be quite a lonely sport when you are out here by yourself.
'Plus there is the financial side of things; until you get to a tour where you can make a living, we definitely spend more than we earn.
'The money we are playing for on this tour isn't a lot as it's a pathway tour and we are mostly here for the points and rankings, but my parents are great support though and are always helping me when I need it.'

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