00:03With a clear mind and a steady hand, Melissa Meagle finds a special kind of peace on the
00:10golf course.
00:11I have a very busy brain a lot of the time so I think it's been a really good opportunity
00:16to get outside and actually be more focused on the direct thing that's in front of me.
00:21The Riverland Local is part of a new generation of women taking up golf.
00:25I think it was a Saturday, my dad said he was playing golf the next day and I was bored
00:30so I decided that I was just going to give it a go and since then I've probably played
00:34every weekend since.
00:36Data from Golf Australia shows women are driving record participation in the sport.
00:42Women are playing three times more nine hole rounds of golf than men, we're seeing women
00:49present themselves in a way that's just natural and genuine and real and they're sharing their
00:54stories on social media that golf is fun and engaging and enjoyable.
00:59The rise in women taking up the sport is being seen across the country.
01:03Golf Australia says in the past two years women have made up 60% of new starters on the green.
01:09So clubs like this one are teeing up more opportunities to play.
01:14With a younger demographic.
01:17I think there's very stereotypes about what golf is and who plays golf and what age you
01:22take up golf.
01:23I think there's definitely a shift that's occurring out there and I guess it's quite exciting.
01:28A popular pastime that's finding a new following.
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