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The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

17. Maria Fassi

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

If you ask people in the know, Maria Fassi might just be the LPGA’s next superstar. We get her thoughts on those impressions and whether or not it adds pressure (2:36). She takes us through why winning the NCAA title at home was so important to her (9:40), and then rewind to how she got into golf in the first place (18:00). We walk through how she decided to go to college and chose Arkansas (24:00), and playing in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur (28:10). Maria tells us where her confidence comes from (33:00) and we get into why people love her swing (42:19). Finally, we learn how hard work is paying off for Maria and what she hopes the future holds (45:35).

Transcript

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0:00.0

The number one thing is that I believe in myself, I mean more than anything in the world.

0:06.0

It doesn't matter if I just missed a one foot pot or if I just piped it 290 yards on the fairway.

0:13.0

Like I, my self-belief is the exact same.

0:16.0

And if I shoot 65, we should have shot 85, it's the exact same.

0:21.0

Like I, I believe in myself so bad that I. I'm Bo Manningley and this episode is presented by our friends at First Security Bank, only in Arkansas, and

0:44.4

Sarah's in Resort, coming soon to Pine Bluff.

0:47.3

She's got the IT factor.

0:49.3

She's accomplished, obviously a great player, Honica Award winner, NC Double A champ, and obviously has a bright future and just seems to be comfortable in whatever situation she's in.

0:58.0

She is Maria Fosse, and for someone whose professional career is just getting started,

1:03.4

the accolades Arkansas's national champion golfer

1:06.2

has already racked up, are incredible.

1:09.1

And so is our story, a native of Pachuca Mexico, Fosy's journeyed to the LPGA tour has been one of taking chances and working hearts.

1:18.0

She knows every inch of this place and it's showing.

1:20.0

Her father Andres is the vice president of CF Pichuco, a soccer club that competes in the top professional league in Mexico.

1:28.0

And for many of her years growing up, Fosse was an excellent soccer player.

1:32.0

But in high school, she decided to make the switch to full-time golf.

1:36.0

And she's been on an amazing climb ever since.

1:39.0

You know, it almost felt like destiny.

1:41.0

And Stacy Lewis told me yesterday,

1:42.9

she said there was no one that was going to be Maria Fasi.

1:45.5

She twice won the Anaka Award, the highest men of women's

1:48.5

collegiate golf.

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