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| Power Style Wellness Connections |
fitness Diane Gossett
by Cheryl Stuck
WHAT SHE DOES: Diane Gossett didn’t fall in love with the game of
golf right away, but now the avid golfer plays 18 holes at least four
days a week during the peak season and when weather permits
during the winter. “I put on my ear muffs, a windbreaker, and go
out there if the sun is shining and it’s not too wet,” she said.
HOW SHE GOT STARTED About 10 years ago, Diane’s mother encouraged her to join
her in a round of golf. “I never thought I would like it,” she said. She began participating
in golf scrambles with her husband, Robert, where everyone hits a ball off the tee, then
the whole team plays from where the best shot landed. “It took the pressure off. In a
scramble, it doesn’t matter if you have a bad shot. You don’t have to perform well,”
Diane said. At first, she borrowed clubs from her husband, then after a while, he
bought her a set of her own.
Two years ago, Diane retired from her job as a branch manager of a personnel
management company, and the first summer of her retirement, she played golf with her
husband and his friends as often as possible. “At the end of the summer, Robert told
me to make some friends, because he was not going to play that much,” she said with
a laugh. Last year, she joined a ladies league at Wooded View Golf Course in
Clarksville. By the end of the year, she won an award for “most improved player,” and
another for chipping the most balls into the hole.
BENEFITS Diane doesn’t like to ride the course in a cart. Instead, she walks, and has
found that the exercise has helped her to maintain her weight after losing 40 pounds
following a Weight Watchers program.
ADVICE The best thing about golf, according to Diane, is that “almost anyone can play.
One woman in the league is 88 and still playing golf. You don’t have to be physically
pumped up.”
by Cheryl Stuck
WHAT SHE DOES: Diane Gossett didn’t fall in love with the game of
golf right away, but now the avid golfer plays 18 holes at least four
days a week during the peak season and when weather permits
during the winter. “I put on my ear muffs, a windbreaker, and go
out there if the sun is shining and it’s not too wet,” she said.
HOW SHE GOT STARTED About 10 years ago, Diane’s mother encouraged her to join
her in a round of golf. “I never thought I would like it,” she said. She began participating
in golf scrambles with her husband, Robert, where everyone hits a ball off the tee, then
the whole team plays from where the best shot landed. “It took the pressure off. In a
scramble, it doesn’t matter if you have a bad shot. You don’t have to perform well,”
Diane said. At first, she borrowed clubs from her husband, then after a while, he
bought her a set of her own.
Two years ago, Diane retired from her job as a branch manager of a personnel
management company, and the first summer of her retirement, she played golf with her
husband and his friends as often as possible. “At the end of the summer, Robert told
me to make some friends, because he was not going to play that much,” she said with
a laugh. Last year, she joined a ladies league at Wooded View Golf Course in
Clarksville. By the end of the year, she won an award for “most improved player,” and
another for chipping the most balls into the hole.
BENEFITS Diane doesn’t like to ride the course in a cart. Instead, she walks, and has
found that the exercise has helped her to maintain her weight after losing 40 pounds
following a Weight Watchers program.
ADVICE The best thing about golf, according to Diane, is that “almost anyone can play.
One woman in the league is 88 and still playing golf. You don’t have to be physically
pumped up.”