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Eynesbury's coach has taken game to the world

16 Feb, 2010 03:00 AM
PGA professional Kate Dunn has visited 134 countries in pursuit of making the world's golfers better and quenching her thirst for new travel and adventure.

The 32-year-old has scoured all corners of the globe, with golf clubs in tow, seeing new cultures, landmarks and golf courses along the way.

"I love the game and travel so it's a dream job," she said.

"The world is so supportive to golfers."

Dunn has set up three golf academies, in Mexico, Indonesia and Thailand.

She has also taken in some of the world's more obscure courses. Like the time she played in Nepal at the highest golf course on the planet. "The ball went forever," she recalls.

And at a course at Kruger National Park in South Africa, "we had to go around it with a ranger - we were always stopping and waiting for the animals to cross the park".

In Belize, the only way to arrive at one of the island's golf course was by sea plane.

Dunn, a Queenslander who spent the past 14 years overseas, has arrived at Eynesbury Golf Club to take on the head coaching role.

For possibly the first time since she ventured into the big world as a teenager, the soon-to-be Newport resident decided to momentarily ditch the passport and focus on building her fourth academy.

"I've loved being on the road," she says.

"I've come back to Melbourne to settle and see something progress.

"The growth of golf is here in Victoria."

Dunn, inspired by the exploits of international superstars Annika Sorenstam and Padraig Harrington, wants to unearth a new batch of stars in the west with state-of-the-art technology at her disposal.

Her ultimate main aim is to increase participation rates.

"I'm going to be targeting every group imaginable."

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Settling down: Kate Dunn displays her exquisite touch out of a bunker at  Eynesbury. Picture: Michael Copp.
Settling down: Kate Dunn displays her exquisite touch out of a bunker at Eynesbury. Picture: Michael Copp.

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