Pauline Roussin-Bouchard almost stopped everything…

In a message posted this Monday, January 6 on his account InstagramPauline Roussin-Bouchard looked back on her year 2024. “An eventful year” as she sums it up, during which the French golfer even considered changing… careers!

In a few weeks she will be back on the LPGA after brilliantly finishing in 3rd place in the Accession Cards in Mobile (Alabama) on December 10. A year after losing his right to play at the highest level, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard so get it back, even if 2024 was not easy.

In a (long) message posted this Monday, January 6 on his account Instagramthe former amateur world number 1 looks back on this year which she considers to be “ hectic “. She thus admits with her words to have “ jumped on the darkest train of panic and despair I've ever been on followed by my darkest thoughts to the point where I even considered changing careers. »

Fortunately, the French golfer has “ found the strength to get up » and “ rebuilt starting by reshaping the team around me », « to enjoy being a professional athlete again. »

Obviously, his return in 2024 on the Ladies European Tour (LET) did him the greatest good – “ I loved traveling around the world (around 16 different countries) in the company of happy and supportive people… I just had a blast playing a full season on the LET » – surrounded by several key people such as the mental trainer Julie Hasslerthe psychologist Isabelle Graff or even the essential David Leabetter : « The biggest thank you for taking me under your wing and showing me a simple and pleasant path to follow. I will always be grateful! »

She also looks forward to “ develop this great partnership on the LPGA » with his shopping cart, Paul Keyser – « for the first time on a Golf course, I felt truly understood » – but don’t forget to obviously thank his family and also the skiers Valentin Giraud Moine et Cyprien Sarrazin which apparently played a key role in its success at the end of the year.

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