Golf Town athlete Jennifer Ha is prepping for a return to the top. After struggling in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour in 2017, Jennifer is hoping that a year on the Symetra Tour—the LPGA’s development tour—will leave her better prepared for when she returns to the game’s top circuit.

“My goal for this year is to really get to know myself better as a player and gain more confidence and assurance,” said Jennifer. “So when I get my LPGA card back either through the Symetra Tour or the new qualifying series, I will be able to establish myself on tour and play more consistently.”

Jennifer competed for four years at Kent State University, racking up five victories and twice earning conference player of the year honours. After turning professional in 2016, Jennifer picked up two victories on the National Women’s Golf Association Tour and two Top-10 finishes on the Symetra Tour. Jennifer earned her LPGA Tour card through the tour’s qualifying school, and competed in 18 events throughout the 2017 season, with her best finish coming at the Kia Classic. She says that her professional career has been extremely rewarding so far.

“I’ve really been enjoying it—especially the travel,” she said. “I’ve had some amazing opportunities to see parts of the world I never thought I would, like New Zealand and Ireland. I’ve also really enjoying meeting different people and making life long relationships.”

Jennifer believes that her success, and the success of other up-and-coming Canadians, is largely due to the support they receive, even when they’re on the road.

“I think that the success of Canadian players is that help is very accessible,” she said. “The coaches that I have had the privilege of working with have not only been world-class, but they have always been very open to help.”

This support has created a strong group of young Canadians that are looking to soon make their mark at the highest level of the game. Jennifer thinks that Canadians will soon be a force on the LPGA Tour.

“The world better watch out for Canadian golfers,” she said. “We have some awesome young pros getting really close to owning their games, and some college and junior players that have already been really successful and who are absolute standouts. I’m really excited about the direction of golf in Canada.”