At 91 years of age, Joyce Smith is still swinging her way to club championship victories – her 55th, actually. So what’s the secret to her success?
AGE: 91
HOMETOWN: Castlemaine, VIC
CLUB AFFILIATION: Mount Alexander Golf Club
HANDICAP: 19
FAMILY: Three daughters, four grandchildren
Joyce Smith, 91, is a living legend in Victoria’s Goldfields region, north-west of Melbourne. In June she captured her 55th ladies club championship at Mount Alexander Golf Club. After winning her first club title in 1964, she accumulated 47 championships in a row from 1966. That earned her a spot in the Guinness World Records. She has missed only two championships – in 2014 when nursing her husband ‘Max’ and 2015 when she had back surgery. But what makes Joyce’s achievements all the more remarkable is that she only took up golf seriously in her 30s.
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