Georgia Oboh: Breaking Boundaries on and Off the Greens

Georgia Oboh hails from Manchester, a city in northern England. Her introduction to golf at a young age was greatly influenced by her parents. It all started when her father ( who is also her coach ) , who had been introduced to the game by his Mother – In-Law – Mrs Mary Oboh (contrary to the news making the rounds  ) and, encouraged his wife ( Georgia’s momager) to take up golf as well . Before long, their six-year-old daughter, Georgia, was already grasping her very first golf club and swinging her way to global professional stardom .

                             GEORGIA OBOH : A BUDDING ROLE MODEL

… When Nigerian Georgia Oboh began playing golf, she struggled to identify role models in her sport, so she took inspiration from elsewhere – in particular, from tennis greats Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka.“To see someone who looked like me playing at such a top level and is still doing so now was quite inspirational,” she told CNN Sport.“For Naomi Osaka, she’s part of the new generation of tennis stars and top-level athletes. I just really connect with her in the sense that we’re trying to break through in all sports.”

….CNN

                                               GEORGIA THE GOLFER BADDIE

Here are a few facts about Georgia

1. In contrast to the circulating information, it was actually Georgia Oboh’s maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary Oboh, who ignited her journey into the realm of golf. Mary Oboh, a seasoned golfer and former tennis player, was the one who initially introduced Georgia’s father, Godfrey Oboh, to the sport. Although now enjoying her retirement, Mary Oboh continues to wholeheartedly support her granddaughter’s chosen sport and takes immense pride in the remarkable progress Georgia has achieved in such a relatively short period of time.
2. Although she was first introduced to golf at the age of four, it wasn’t until she turned six that she began formal golf lessons.
3. To enhance her natural talent, she decided to enroll at a golf academy in Manchester, United Kingdom.
4. In 2015, at the age of 14, she achieved international recognition by winning the US Kids Golf Teen World Championship. In 2016, she distinguished herself as Africa’s top player at the Junior Orange Bowl International Invitational in the US and also participated in the 2016 US Women’s Open qualifier held in Florida.
5. Furthermore, in the same year, she secured the third-place ranking in the European Junior Open Championship held in Costa Del Sol, Spain.
6. Notably, she holds the distinction of being both the first and youngest African female golfer ever invited to join the Ladies Professional Golfers Association of America (LPGA).