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I have a very small, but perfectly-formed team around me.
COACH: David Llewellyn
David's name will be very familiar to those of you who follow golf. He won the World Cup
of Golf representing Wales with Ian Woosnam and has won too many times on tour for me to list everything. David
is based at the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales and we have been working together for 2 years. David oversaw my first
professional win last May at the Madrid Masters on the Spanish Banesto Tour and worked with me as I regained my tour card
by finishing in 9th place at LET Q School in December 2010.
For the last 20 years David has studied with
Alan Fine, the reknowned golf and sports psychologist and this gives David's style of coaching a unique edge.
Here's what David says about me:
"I see in Rachel a player
who has a lot of ability, many players have, but she also has a great work ethic and a belief that she can succeed. The two
most important attributes required to be a winner. Something I know will happen regularly."
COMMERCIAL
ADVISOR: Gill Hayes
Gill and I have been working together since I turned Pro. Gill is a friend of mine and a marketing
consultant. We started working together when I gained my LET tour card in 2008 and Gill asked me how on earth I
planned to fund my first year on tour! Gill was recently appointed Director of Marketing and Sponsorship for
the Ladies Golf Union (LGU), which is a voluntary position. This is especially amazing as Gill's background is not
golf and she juggles everything around a full-time job in the "real world".
I think that's
why it works so well. In a number of previous companies, Gill used to be the person who made the decison about what
or who to sponsor and it would be her signature on the cheque. She understands both sides of the equation.
Here's what Gill has to say:
"There are very few professional
sports people who I would be comfortable with endorsing or promoting my brand or organisation. However, Rachel
is blessed with the kind of personality, intelligence and quick wit which makes her a "sponsor's dream". "Sponsor's
dream" is a cliche and I'm using it about someone who has not yet won an event on the LET. Companies
don't get involved in women's golf because of the massive TV coverage. They get involved because it offers
an infinite number of innovative ways to activate brand plans. And they get involved with Rachel because she enhances
their campaigns and interacts in a easy and natural way with customers, consumers and employees to communicate the right
message. Rachel is a dream to work with. And she is an amazing golfing talent."
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