Anaëlle CARNET
Golfer

Anaëlle received a grant to finance her participation in international competitions. 

What is your sporting background ?
I started golf at the age of 12. I was lucky enough to live very close to the Val de Sorne golf course, where I started and where I still train today. I played many national and international tournaments during my amateur years. I decided to turn professional in 2015 after gaining access to the second division of the American circuit, the Symetra Tour. I progressed onto the Ladies European Tour in 2016. And I am currently in the second European division.

How do you see your profession today ?
To turn one's passion into one's profession is the most beautiful thing that can happen. However, women's golf has a hard time making a name for itself, particularly in Europe. It is different in the United States where I think it has another image. The democratisation of the sport, in Europe, is a little too slow.   

How do you see yourself in 5 years ? In 10 years ?
In 5 years, I would like to play on the LPGA, having won at least one tournament.
In 10 years, I see myself living in the United States and I would like to fulfil the dream I had as a little girl: to become the world number one.  

This interview was conducted in 2017
Photo credit: Antonin Amy-Menichetti