England’s Kym Larratt is currently lying 6th on the LETAS order of merit and has recorded seven top ten finishes during this year, with a season’s best tied 2nd place at the ASGI Ladies Open in Switzerland this May. Kym answers a few quick questions…
Do you have a nickname your friends refer to you by? If so what is it?
Kymbo, Kymmy, Laggy..
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you take with you?
Swiss Army knife, flat pack boat, self lighting BBQ
If you could have an unlimited storage of one thing, what would it be?
Gold bars
What is your favourite activity you do when you want to relax?
Watch a movie
How do you spend your time in the airports?
Getting a ‘Boots’ meal deal
If you could learn any language fluently, what would it be?
German
What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
Something in China!
Do you like cooking? If yes what do you like / prefer to cook when you are at home with friends?
Fajitas, Thai and Indian curries
How would you describe yourself?
Kind
If you could have one celebrity follower on twitter who would it be?
Jim Parsons
Tell us something you hate doing. Why?
Tidying – because it takes so long
What is your best travel tip?
Always have a pillow and headphones!
What advice would you give to aspiring amateurs looking to turn professional?
Get as much experience as you can and enjoy the journey
Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
Currently I’m taking it year by year
What has been you biggest golfing achievement?
Playing in the 2011 Ricoh Women’s British Open
What is your favourite golf course to play and why?
Carnoustie, it was my first British Open and major
Do you have any superstitions before playing golf?
I try not to!
Age you received your first handicap?
Age 13
What’s the best piece of advice you have ever received?
Don’t change what isn’t broken
Your lowest ever round of golf?
Currently several -5’s. One was a bogey free round to win the qualifying for the Australian Open… another to get in a play off for the Solvesborg Open.
What’s in your golf bag apart from clubs and golf balls?
My silver penny marker
What tournament are you looking forward to most this season?
There isn’t one in particular, I always look forward to the next..
If you could pick a dream fourball partner who would it be?
Annika Sorenstam as she has always been my idol
What is your favourite distance to practise?
90 yards
What is your average driving distance?
265 yards
Age you started playing golf? Who /how did you get involved in golf?
Age 13, alongside family and friends
What were your first set of golf clubs?
A set of Pings
Your team would be composed by…
Sponsor- Mark Group
Swing Coach- Tim Rouse
Secondary Coaches- Bob Larratt, Mike Bent
Mental Coach- Danny Adams
Fitness Coach- Ben Langdown
Physio- Mick Yeoman
