{"id":101364,"date":"2023-11-28T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=101364"},"modified":"2023-11-28T12:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:20:00","slug":"i-wanted-to-be-a-pro-golfer-but-doctors-told-me-id-never-play-again-now-im-living-the-dream-on-sky-sports-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/i-wanted-to-be-a-pro-golfer-but-doctors-told-me-id-never-play-again-now-im-living-the-dream-on-sky-sports-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I wanted to be a pro golfer but doctors told me I'd never play again – now I'm living the dream on Sky Sports | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

IONA STEPHEN once had dreams of becoming a professional golfer only for a wrist injury to stop her.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She is now working in the sport as a presenter for Sky Sports.<\/p>\n


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Iona regularly fronts the broadcaster's coverage of the DP World Tour and majors such as The Open and The Masters.<\/p>\n

However, she had once aspired to have been on the other side as a professional golfer.<\/p>\n

In a heartfelt Instagram post, Iona revealed what she went through to get to where she is now.<\/p>\n

She wrote: "I guess the lesson is\u2026whatever life throws at you, keep going if you can\u2026as you never know what\u2019s around the corner. <\/p>\n

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"Grateful for all the setbacks and for all life has offered me so far.<\/p>\n

"Keep on going xx."<\/p>\n

The video showed her struggle with injury and how she underwent surgery to help her wrist.<\/p>\n

She revealed that doctors told her that she would never play golf again, which saw her try to learn to play left-handed.<\/p>\n

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Doctors told Iona could never play again<\/span>Credit: Instagram \/ @ionastephen<\/span><\/figcaption>
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The stunning Sky Sports presenter still loves golf<\/span>Credit: Instagram \/ @ionastephen<\/span><\/figcaption>

Iona even had more surgery to have cells from her legs injected into her wrist.<\/p>\n

The procedure did not do enough to help her return to playing, however, she found a new way of working in golf.<\/p>\n

Iona started working for Sky Sports by reporting on golfing events.<\/p>\n

She showcased some of her work at tournaments such as the Ryder Cup as well as interviews with pro golfers.<\/p>\n


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She has built up an impressive following on social media due to her work, with 149k followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n

Her fans flooded the comment section with messages of support.<\/p>\n

One fan wrote: "Such an inspirational life journey."<\/p>\n

A second commented: "Well I think you're awesome."<\/p>\n

A third said: "Absolute inspiration."<\/p>\n

A fourth added: "We\u2019re so happy you haven\u2019t been lost to the game. You bring such a freshness to on course commentating."<\/p>\n


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