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1997 U.S. Girls' Junior champion, 2002 LPGA Tour Rookie Of Year, now on path to become elementary-school teacher
Former professional golfer and 1997 U.S. Girls' Junior champion Beth Bauer Grace has found true happiness in teaching children at the elementary-school level. She hopes to land a full-time position this fall. (Steven Gibbons/USGA)
Article by David Shefter, USGA
April 11, 2011
Palm Harbor, Fla. - A slender, athletic-looking woman with blonde hair stands before a classroom of fifth-graders at Lake St. George Elementary School to deliver a prepared science lesson.
Poised and confident, she begins the presentation by pushing a button on a computer, instantly engaging the seated 10- and 11-year-olds.
Today's topic is the water cycle, and as the woman explains the five phases (precipitation, evaporation, percolation, transpiration and condensation), the video is projected to a large screen to provide emphasis.
Her passion is clearly evident, from her soothing delivery to her interaction with the students.
Then again, Beth Bauer Grace always had an ability to captivate an audience - she is just more accustomed to doing it with golf clubs.
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When professional golf no longer fulfilled Bauer Grace, the 1997 U.S. Girls' Junior champion, two-time USA Curtis Cup player and 2002 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year decided near the end of 2007 to undergo a career transformation.
The now 31-year-old Bauer Grace - she got married this past November - did a U-turn by going back to school … literally.
On Jan. 10, Bauer Grace began a 12-week student-teaching internship at Lake St. George Elementary under the supervision of Dawn McCoy. Next month, she expects to earn her education degree from the University of Phoenix, and she hopes to secure a full-time teaching position this fall.
By then, the LPGA Tour will be firmly in her rear-view mirror.
"She has a passion for teaching," said McCoy, a 20-year veteran of the profession, the last 16 in Pinellas County. "She definitely wants to do this. You can see how she prepares and interacts with the kids."
Of course, many might question why anyone would go from the glamour of professional golf to teaching, a vocation constantly under scrutiny from parents, administrators and cash-strapped school systems.
When it comes to compensation, teachers earn significantly less than successful tour golfers. Even veteran teacher McCoy's golf-crazy husband had raised eyebrows.
For Bauer Grace, it was simply lifestyle over economics.
While golf played an enormous role in her personal development, six years on the
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