Zainab Jeppe: The Sacrifice, Self-Doubt and Belief Behind the Dream

About this episode

Welcome to episode 3 of ‘Her Game’, the modern golf podcast bringing you conversations with inspiring women across the golf industry. In today’s episode, host Georgina Black is sitting down with aspiring professional golfer, creator and adidas ambassador Zainab Jeppe to talk about what it really takes to chase a career in golf. Zainab opens up about her journey towards professional golf, the lessons she took from Q-School and why difficult experiences have only made her more motivated to keep going. From nerves and self-doubt to discipline, sacrifice and learning to become comfortable with being uncomfortable, she shares the mindset behind pursuing a goal that has been part of her life for years. We also talk about the reality of trying to build a career in women’s golf, including the financial side of competing, deciding to remain amateur, balancing golf with content creation and why success away from the course hasn’t changed her ambition to make it on tour. Beyond performance, Zainab shares her experiences as a Muslim woman in golf, the importance of representation and what it can feel like to walk into competitive spaces where nobody looks like you. She explains why tho