10. Alison Johns

Welcome to this episode of The Wild Golf Podcast.  Our guest today is Alison Johns.  Alison was a child golfing prodigy.  She took her first shot with her father at 11 and was representing the England Under 18’s as a scratch golfer at 14.  She had a stellar amateur career representing England and GB &I and won some of the biggest events in the U.K. including the Ladies Gold Cup at Roehampton.  She was a regular on the Ladies European Tour for two years and, after struggling with her confidence, dedicated herself to becoming a popular and highly regarded teaching professional.  She has been based at the amazing National Golf Centre at Woodhall Spa since 2007.   Alison had a transformational near death experience in early 2009.  After contracting a mysterious virus, she was given five days to live unless she had a liver transplant.  On Day 5 she was given the gift of life and received a life saving liver transplant.  Alison is passionate about teaching and passionate about life.  She has given inspiration to the transplant community that you can still lead an active life and continue to play sport.  She has represented GB in golf in the World Transplant Games which is held every two years, winning a gold medal in her age group in the last three games.  This episode will hopefully encourage all of us to be grateful and to give to others, including as a potential donor, and as Alison says, encourage us all to “be kind to ourselves and to others”.  We hope you enjoy this discussion with Alison  as much as we did.

Please consider giving generously to Alison's chosen charities:  Addenbrookes Charitable Trust (www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk) and the PGA Benevolent Fund. 

You can find out more about Alison on her website (www.ajgolf.co.uk) and on twitter (@Ajwoodhallspagc).

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