Mariana Garcia Rosette, aspiring professional golfer
Mariana Garcia Rosette, an aspiring professional golfer, joins us to share her remarkable journey from Tijuana to the Portland area, where she is diligently working towards achieving her tour card. Throughout our conversation, she elucidates the challenges and triumphs she has encountered along her path, including her experiences in junior clinics and competitive high school golf in San Diego. Mariana's dedication to the sport is palpable, as she emphasizes the importance of practice, particularly her focus on enhancing her short game. We delve into the supportive role her family plays in her endeavors, providing encouragement during both her successes and setbacks. This episode offers a profound insight into the life of a young athlete determined to carve her niche in the competitive realm of professional golf.
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- Snell Golf
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Transcript
It's time for Grilling at the Green.
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Speaker A:And if you need a putting green, check them out@birdieball.com well, about a month ago, I met a very interesting young lady, Mariana Garcia Rosette.
Speaker A:She is a aspiring tour pro.
Speaker A:She's got a little ways to go yet, but she will get there.
Speaker A:I have faith in her, but she's got a very interesting story.
Speaker A:So, Mariana, welcome to the show.
Speaker B:Hey, how are you doing?
Speaker A:I'm good.
Speaker A:I'm good.
Speaker A:So you hail from Tijuana Originally.
Speaker A:Now you hang out in the Portland area a lot because you went to school here and you work here now.
Speaker A:But, you know, when you think of Tijuana, you don't think of a lot of golfers, and maybe I'm ignorant of the fact, but give us the story of your background being there in Northern Mexico.
Speaker A:And is golf prevalent there?
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker B:There's only one golf course in the city.
Speaker B:Okay.
Speaker B:Semi private club, and they.
Speaker B:They host junior clinics every Saturday, which is how I got started.
Speaker B:My dad plays more now than he did back then, but he was kind of getting started, and he'd bring me along with him, and he wouldn't let me actually play.
Speaker B:You know, I just sit in the cart and watch.
Speaker B:And when he learned about those.
Speaker B:Those junior clinics, he said, oh, we'll try it out.
Speaker B:So we did.
Speaker B:You know, it was three hours, and, you know, I just started going every Saturday, and I enjoyed it, and it just went from there.
Speaker B:But I'd say golf has become, you know, a more popular sport now than it was back then for sure.
Speaker A:Do your dad and do your mom play?
Speaker A:I know you just said your dad did, but does your mom play, too?
Speaker B:My mom has tried it.
Speaker B:She does not play, but she always walks the course.
Speaker B:She's Chicago for me.
Speaker B:So she'll.
Speaker B:She'll just come along for the ride.
Speaker A:Oh, very good.
Speaker A:Now, as you started taking these clinics and stuff, Mariana, did you go across the border and play in the San Diego area?
Speaker A:I used to live in Southern California for a couple of years, so I'm very familiar with the areas.
Speaker A:Did you, I know you came across and played in tournaments and stuff and you went to school across the border.
Speaker A:So it's kind of funny to me that such a short distance.
Speaker A:There's tons of golf courses around the San Diego area.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah, I mainly played in San Diego.
Speaker B:We'd cross the border on the weekends or, you know, sometimes after school and I'd go practice and play there with my dad.
Speaker B:So it was definitely.
Speaker B:It's two worlds that you're living in.
Speaker B:But yeah, when you're, when you're on the border, it's just, it feels like just one big community.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker B:And we definitely just crossed back and forth and played and, and just had fun that way.
Speaker A:Did you drag your clubs every time or did you leave?
Speaker A:And I, the reason I say that is because I've traveled extensively and sometimes taking your clubs into another country is a little cumbersome, I'll put it that way.
Speaker B:Yeah, no, I brought my clubs with me every single time.
Speaker B:Oh yeah.
Speaker A:So you, you, you played in school.
Speaker A:Tell us about that.
Speaker B:Yeah, I, well, I went to school in Mexico my whole life and then when it was time to get to high school, I actually decided to go to school in San Diego.
Speaker B:So I went to modern day Catholic high school and played for the golf team there and was fortunate to have some great players on the team and just a great coach.
Speaker B:So that was an awesome opportunity to just learn and have fun.
Speaker A:Did you, did you compete in like up here?
Speaker A:You know, it's, they have rivalries, we have leagues, we have.
Speaker A:You know, I don't even remember the names of all the leagues now because they've changed over the years.
Speaker A:But you would have the regular competitions and then you would go to district and then to state, et cetera, et cetera.
Speaker A:Were you part of that in Southern California?
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker B:We actually won our league championships all four years that I was there.
Speaker B:So that was, that was fun.
Speaker B:We, we won our, the San Diego CIF section three times out of the four and we won the regional, so Southern California once and placed second my last year.
Speaker B:But we won the state championship three years in a row.
Speaker A:Cool.
Speaker A:I, I'm showing my age here now.
Speaker A:Do they still give letters?
Speaker B:Yes, they do.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker B:Yeah, it was always fun to get it.
Speaker B:I, yeah, I Have them at home.
Speaker A:Oh, cool.
Speaker A:Because when, you know, and I don't know if they still do this either, but we used to have letterman sweaters.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:And you.
Speaker A:You get your letter and you could put it on your sweater.
Speaker A:Usually it was down somewhere or whatever.
Speaker A:I don't remember.
Speaker A:But that was always a big deal.
Speaker A:Especially after you got your sweater and your letter stitched on your sweater.
Speaker A:Then you'd wear it to school, you know.
Speaker B:No, I actually.
Speaker B:We always considered it because we had, you know, the champions once, and, yeah, maybe we should, but their team actually never did.
Speaker A:But, yeah, just, you know, put them on the pegboard in the bedroom or something, I guess, like that.
Speaker A:That's.
Speaker A:Do you think has inspired you the most?
Speaker A:I mean, when I talk to younger players like yourself, because I'm older than Croesus, you know, they look at things like, I want to be at the Tour.
Speaker A:We'll talk about that in the upcoming segments.
Speaker A:But was that your inspiration, or was it just, this is something I'm good at?
Speaker B:I think a part of me always had that as some sort of motivation, but I always just love golf and knew that that's what I wanted to do and.
Speaker B:Some sort or another.
Speaker B:But competing, that's.
Speaker B:That's what.
Speaker B:It's exciting to me.
Speaker B:And.
Speaker B:Yeah, enjoy it.
Speaker B:So that's.
Speaker B:I always just look into that world.
Speaker A:I like that a lot.
Speaker A:And, of course, when you look at the big tour now with the.
Speaker A:All the ladies playing on it, and of course, we just had the LPGA Standard Portland Classic up here just a couple weeks ago.
Speaker A:When you watch them play, they're incredible.
Speaker B:Yes, they are.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:Can you.
Speaker A:Can you play like that now?
Speaker B:I think so.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:That's what I wanted to hear right there.
Speaker A:What's been your favorite round, if you will, so far, whether it was in high school or now that you're working your way towards the Tour, is there one that stands out?
Speaker A:And went, yeah, I got this.
Speaker B:That's a great question.
Speaker B:My.
Speaker B:My first pro round, I was actually in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and I was really nervous.
Speaker B:Now I didn't know what I was getting myself into.
Speaker B:And my mom was on the bag.
Speaker B:And the moment I heard that I hit that first tee shot and I smiled at my mom, that's when I was like, I got this.
Speaker B:Like this.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker B:This is where.
Speaker B:This is where I want to be.
Speaker B:And that whole round, you know, I believe, you know, I shot one or two over it.
Speaker B:You know, it wasn't.
Speaker B:It wasn't anything spectacular, but it gave me that feeling of, you know, comfort on the golf course.
Speaker B:And it was good.
Speaker A:We're talking with Mariana Garcia Rosetta, who went to school here in Portland as far as college and is working here in Portland, working towards her tour card.
Speaker A:But she's had a kind of a monumental trip from childhood to here.
Speaker A:Being born in a foreign country.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:I shouldn't say foreign country.
Speaker A:A neighboring country right across the border, then went to school in California and now hails in the Portland area.
Speaker A:What do your friends think?
Speaker A:I mean, you probably still are in connection or contact with your friends that maybe you went to junior high with or to Catholic school with in, in San Diego there.
Speaker A:What do they think of all this?
Speaker B:They're so supportive.
Speaker B:They are amazing.
Speaker B:Everyone in my corner is just cheer, you know, they're cheering for me and I appreciate them for that.
Speaker A:Oh, very good.
Speaker A:Very good.
Speaker A:We're going to take a break and we're going to come back with Mariana Garcia Rosetta.
Speaker A:Rosette.
Speaker A:Excuse me.
Speaker A:See, you get.
Speaker A:Can't remember stuff when you get old, Mariana.
Speaker A:It's like that.
Speaker A:But you're listening to Grilling at the Green on the Golf News Network.
Speaker A:We'll be right back.
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Speaker A:I'm JP today we are talking with Mariana Garcia Rosette.
Speaker A:She's an up and comer.
Speaker A:I met her about been almost what, three weeks now or something.
Speaker A:But I was impressed when we met each other.
Speaker A:So that's why you're on the show here, kiddo.
Speaker A:And it's a long journey.
Speaker A:Tell us about your practice routine now.
Speaker A:You know, believe me, I've talked to lots of young players, aspiring players, very, they're, they're all good.
Speaker A:But it's that determination and practice and dedication that'll get you to the end where you want to go.
Speaker A:So how much do you work on your game and what do you work on in your routine, so to speak?
Speaker B:Yeah, you know, I try to be at the golf course every day, whether it's, you know, hitting putts, chipping, practicing, you know, certain different shots or just being out on the course playing.
Speaker B:But my main focus is my short game.
Speaker B:I know that it's a big part of the game and it's what I enjoy practicing the most.
Speaker B:If I'm being honest.
Speaker B:So big focus on my putting, those short putts, lag putting.
Speaker B:When I practice, I like to do my full routine.
Speaker B:I like to think of specific moments, you know, if I were in a tournament or played games, try and get myself into those pressure moments and.
Speaker B:And create that environment during my practice.
Speaker A:Well, I could have used your help.
Speaker A:A couple days ago.
Speaker A:I couldn't.
Speaker A:I couldn't buy a putt.
Speaker A:You know, it was like I burned the edges so many times.
Speaker A:I was like, I. I. I literally think driving home, I thought, you know, I probably left 15 putts out there today.
Speaker B:Oh, wow.
Speaker A:Well.
Speaker A:And I was playing with a new putter.
Speaker A:No excuse.
Speaker A:I was just trying to get used to it.
Speaker A:It's a little heavier than the one I've the camera and I've been playing with for a long time, but I really like it.
Speaker A:It's got a nice feel to it, but, you know, it probably weighs 4 or 5 ounces more than the other one that I use.
Speaker A:And.
Speaker A:And I had never puttered with it before, so I knew it was close, you know, but it's just like, golly.
Speaker A:So next time I'm gonna call you and you can come play and you can help me with that.
Speaker A:How's that?
Speaker B:We can do that.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:Do you work with a coach?
Speaker B:Yeah, his name is Chris Meal down in San Diego.
Speaker A:So when you're working up here and you're practicing, do you, like, get on FaceTime or something with him and ask questions, or do you have a set routine that you work with him three times a week or once a week or whatever it is?
Speaker B:Uh, it kind of ranges.
Speaker B:Sometimes it's FaceTime calls.
Speaker B:Sometimes it's just a quick text and a few videos being sent back and forth.
Speaker B:Um, and then I, you know, when I can make the trip back home, I'll.
Speaker B:I'll always make time to see him.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:So is he always encouraging or does he ever say, listen, Marianne, we.
Speaker A:You.
Speaker A:You gotta do this?
Speaker B:Oh, Chris is the most positive person I've ever met in my life.
Speaker B:I.
Speaker B:He is just amazing.
Speaker B:Doesn't matter how much you're struggling or where you're at, he will always remind you to just, you know, stand back up.
Speaker B:And you got this.
Speaker A:You got this.
Speaker A:I like that.
Speaker A:See, my era, it was more curmudgeonly coaches, and sometimes they were always really nice.
Speaker A:Don't get me wrong.
Speaker A:But the attitude was, you better do some more work on that buddy, you know, type thing.
Speaker A:So I. I think that's good.
Speaker A:I really like to See the more positive aspect in the coaching now and you guys, like you just said text videos like that.
Speaker A:You know, when I started, you had to send a carrier pigeon or something with notes to your, to your guy if you want or if you could get him out of the bar to help you.
Speaker A:How?
Speaker A:On a scale of 1 to 10 and where you're at now, rate yourself on getting to where you want to be, which is a tour card.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:And you're early in this game, so don't be too hard on yourself or anything.
Speaker A:But on a scale of 1 to 10 on your journey, where do you think you're at?
Speaker B:Kind of seven.
Speaker A:Yeah, that's good.
Speaker A:That's good.
Speaker B:Some learning, you know, there's, it's been a process, but I'm just knocking on that door and I feel like I'm getting close to it.
Speaker A:I like that, I like that.
Speaker A:Have opportunities started to come your way as far as playing and I know you're playing in, you know, some, some, you know, regional tours, events and, and things like that.
Speaker A:Tell us about that.
Speaker B:It's been exciting.
Speaker B:I've been traveling to places I've never been to before, so learning how to play in different weather and humidity and elevation and all of those quick changes from week to another.
Speaker B:It's been exciting, it's been challenging, but I've been learning so much and I've just been having a blast.
Speaker A:Does your mom or dad go with you?
Speaker B:Both of them have actually traveled to majority of the events that I've played in, which has been nice just to have that support and my mom catting, so that's been nice.
Speaker B:She gets tired on the bag, but I know she enjoys being out there with me.
Speaker A:You don't like load up with an extra 10 pounds in the bag or something to wear your mom out, do you?
Speaker B:Oh, gosh, no.
Speaker B:No, I like having her there.
Speaker A:Oh, she's your mom.
Speaker A:You gotta like that.
Speaker B:Yeah, she keeps it light hearted.
Speaker B:She keeps me smiling and just, she reminds me to eat.
Speaker B:So that's always plus.
Speaker A:Yeah, that is.
Speaker A:I mean I'm you, you know me, I'm a big guy and you know, you gotta, you gotta have some nutrition out there.
Speaker A:You know, whatever works for you.
Speaker A:I'm not one of these guys that say you have to, you know, grind up raisins with gravel and sesame seeds and eat that type of thing, but you have to have some snack, especially if you're really competing.
Speaker A:Yeah, yeah.
Speaker B:Keep your mind fresh.
Speaker A:Keep your mind fresh and your body fueled up there.
Speaker A:We, we got to go to break here in about 20 seconds, Mariana.
Speaker B:But.
Speaker A:How long do you think this might take you?
Speaker A:Do you have any idea or do you have a set plan to go like three years from now?
Speaker A:I want to be on the tour.
Speaker B:I don't think I necessarily have a timeline right now.
Speaker B:I think with this being my rookie year, I wanted to just go in play in events and just learn.
Speaker B:But I'm planning on sitting down my coaches and creating a plan on how things are going to happen and how we can work on it together and just that'll probably create some sort of a timeline.
Speaker A:But there you go.
Speaker A:We're going to take a quick break.
Speaker A:We're going to be back with Mariana Garcia Rosette here on grilling at the Green on the Golf News Network and in Portland and Seattle and hither and yawn.
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Speaker A:We're talking with, like I said, Mariana Garcia Rosette today.
Speaker A:So if I magically said Mariana, here's your tour card.
Speaker A:How do you get yourself mentally geared up to say, okay, I'm going to step on that first tee box tomorrow?
Speaker B:I think there's certain people that I give a phone call to, my mental coach and then my swing coach, my parents.
Speaker B:I think they are always the people that will hear me out and remind me of why I do things and why I'm here, and that.
Speaker B:That'll probably get me.
Speaker B:Get me where I need to be.
Speaker A:Yeah, you think so?
Speaker A:Think you'd have the jitters?
Speaker B:I think I'd be nervous leading up to it, absolutely.
Speaker B:But like I said earlier, it's usually that after that first shot, I'm.
Speaker B:I'm good.
Speaker B:It's go time.
Speaker A:You know, all the nerves kind of fall on the ground at that point.
Speaker A:Yeah, no, I understand that.
Speaker A:I. I get that when I talk to my wife sometimes I get the nerves, you know, but it is what it is.
Speaker A:So where do you see yourself three and five years from now?
Speaker A:Just for example?
Speaker B:I see myself traveling, playing on.
Speaker B:On the tour, competing in those events, you know, not just hoping to make the cut.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker B:See myself up there competing and hopefully winning a few events.
Speaker A:That would be good.
Speaker A:So are.
Speaker A:Are you gonna tell us about the qualification aspect of this?
Speaker A:Are you gonna go to Q school or you.
Speaker A:There's a couple ways to get on, but how are you gonna try to do it?
Speaker B:Q school is a great way that I am looking forward to going about and.
Speaker B:And just playing the course and hopefully moving up a few stages.
Speaker B:One of the ones that I'm looking into also in the tour that I'm playing, it does rank up points and helps you get those opportunities.
Speaker B:So that's also another way that I'm hoping to get myself up the ladder.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:There's so many intangibles on the, you know, on the road there, so to speak, that.
Speaker A:But it's.
Speaker A:I think it's good to have a plan.
Speaker A:How have you been playing so far, though?
Speaker B:I think it's been okay.
Speaker B:It definitely could be better, I think, you know, there's.
Speaker B:There's been some stressors and just challenges in general.
Speaker B:But I've been close and it's been a good reminder that, you know, I can do it.
Speaker B:It's just staying patient and just staying in it.
Speaker A:So what do you do in your off time away from the golf course?
Speaker A:What do you like to do?
Speaker B:I like to eat.
Speaker A:Well, then you came to the right show.
Speaker B:Yeah, no, I enjoy food so much.
Speaker B:I like to spend time with my.
Speaker B:With, you know, my family and my close friends.
Speaker B:Just a nice way to kind of move away from golf.
Speaker B:But it's hard.
Speaker B:It's hard to step away from.
Speaker B:From that.
Speaker A:Oh, yeah.
Speaker A:Not think about it when you're.
Speaker A:If I can give you a piece of advice when you're really committed.
Speaker A:I competed in another sport a long time ago, professionally, and it's.
Speaker A:Even though I've been retired from that for like eight or nine years, I. I still think of it all the time.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:And doing this work, which I've done a long time, I find myself always coming back to the studio, if you know what I mean.
Speaker A:I'm always coming back, doing some research, like talking to you, booking guests or something like that.
Speaker A:When you're dedicated, you do those things, you know, like that.
Speaker A:Do you do things for fun?
Speaker A:I mean, do you like to, you know, water ski or snow ski or go to movies?
Speaker B:I actually do enjoy playing tennis.
Speaker B:I've kind of started picking it up a little bit.
Speaker B:My best friend plays tennis, and just watching her and seeing how good she is is kind of fun.
Speaker B:Nowhere near as good as her, but I enjoy playing it.
Speaker B:I enjoy just going out on walks and listening to music.
Speaker B:I enjoy reading.
Speaker B:So there's some other stuff, but it's always hard to just fully step away from golf for some reason.
Speaker B:Even on the days off, I want to be out there.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:Well, you're an assistant pro at Tualton Country Club, correct?
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:So what does that day look like for you?
Speaker A:Because sometimes being an assistant pro is not glamorous.
Speaker B:I actually enjoy it so much.
Speaker B:I'm so happy there every day and just interact with members, you know, co workers.
Speaker B:It's just.
Speaker B:It's fun for me.
Speaker B:I just.
Speaker B:Anytime I step on the golf course, whether it's I mean, it all feels like work, to be honest.
Speaker B:But, you know, either area that I'm in, it just.
Speaker B:I enjoy it.
Speaker B:So it doesn't feel like it's not glamorous, you know, so.
Speaker A:So do they.
Speaker A:Do they have you teaching a little bit, or do they have you schlepping water to the.
Speaker A:To the different tee boxes or.
Speaker A:Because I've talked to a lot of assistant pros over the years and stuff, and I know quite a few of them, and seems to me their jobs are varied.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker A:You know, you.
Speaker A:Sometimes you're out there picking up range balls or whatever it is, whatever needs to be done.
Speaker B:Yeah, it's definitely varied.
Speaker B:There's a lot of things to be done, and it's part of why I like that you're never doing the same thing.
Speaker B:Right.
Speaker B:Spend time in the shop.
Speaker B:I help with events setup and software and, you know, just going out and chatting with people and making sure that anything they need, you know, it's taken care of.
Speaker B:I've actually helped with our maintenance crew for last year for about three months.
Speaker B:So it was interesting.
Speaker B:Going out and breaking bunkers.
Speaker B:They had me mow green, which I was terrified.
Speaker B:I had a crowd.
Speaker B:They're all like, let's see how she does.
Speaker B:But, you know, t set up, I learned how to, you know, cut the holes, you know, so it was interesting to be given the opportunity to just learn from different areas.
Speaker B:So that was.
Speaker B:That was fun.
Speaker B:I enjoyed being ground screw, actually.
Speaker A:Well, I think that'll come in handy down the road.
Speaker A:You know, there's so much now that has been kind of dissected over the last 20 years or more that which way the grass is cut.
Speaker A:Because, like, at tournaments, you know, your practice round, it's cut one way, but then sometimes you come back for your first round, it's cut.
Speaker A:You know, the grass, if you will, is aiming a different direction.
Speaker A:So it's.
Speaker A:I think it's good to know all that stuff.
Speaker B:Oh, no, it was interesting.
Speaker B:I mean, I learned about.
Speaker B:Excuse me.
Speaker B:You know, watering and all sorts of different things.
Speaker B:And, I mean, our crew just does an amazing job, and it's.
Speaker B:It was really interesting to learn from all of them and what they do that none of us think about.
Speaker A:Did you get to roll the green?
Speaker B:I did not, no.
Speaker B:I kept it pretty simple.
Speaker B:I didn't want to mess up our course, but I just.
Speaker B:I just watched from afar.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker A:How about raking the bunkers?
Speaker A:What?
Speaker A:Would you grade yourself as a bunker maintenance person?
Speaker B:I think I'm really good.
Speaker B:I actually really enjoyed it.
Speaker B:It's kind of satisfying.
Speaker B:It's tiring, though.
Speaker B:I don't.
Speaker B:I never thought it'd be that exhausting, you know, after rigging the majority of them.
Speaker A:But.
Speaker B:But I think, you know, 10 out.
Speaker A:Of 10, did they give you a little lesson on how they wanted them done before you.
Speaker A:They gave you a rake and said, go.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah, there's different rakes and there's different ways to go about it.
Speaker B:And based on, you know, what we need and if we need to clean up some of the grass in the bunker.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah, there's different ways to go about it.
Speaker B:So it's kind of interesting.
Speaker B:You'd think, you know, it's just simple to just go in and rake it, but.
Speaker B:No.
Speaker A:I know that.
Speaker A:And.
Speaker A:And depending on which course you're playing, there's different sand or silica or whatever it is, and that stuff lays different when you're raking it.
Speaker A:I'm sure they don't want big berms that they're on the lip of the bunker because all of a sudden you thought you did it all right, and then there's a pile of sand there, you know.
Speaker B:Oh, no.
Speaker B:You still have to, you know, pay attention to where you enter and, you know, where you're walking and you don't want to.
Speaker B:It.
Speaker B:You don't want to redo the bunker, you know.
Speaker A:Yeah, no, I can see that.
Speaker A:We're going to take a break.
Speaker A:We're going to come back and wrap up the show with Mariana Garcia Rosette, and she's going to stick around for after hours.
Speaker A:She has no idea what that's about, but she'll learn.
Speaker A:We'll right back.
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Speaker A:Welcome back to Grilling at the Green.
Speaker A:I'm JT and today we're talking with Mariana Garcia Rosette.
Speaker A:Young, bright, future talent here.
Speaker A:I mean, she's already got a lot of talent.
Speaker A:It's not that she's going to acquire her talent in the future.
Speaker A:She's got it.
Speaker A:But now she's working towards the Tour.
Speaker A:She also is an assistant pro at T Country Club here in Oregon.
Speaker A:Interesting story.
Speaker A:Your parents are huge supporters.
Speaker A:We've talked about that.
Speaker A:But do they ever have to, like, come up?
Speaker A:Especially mom.
Speaker A:Moms are good at this, you know, but dads with daughters, because I got a daughter, they.
Speaker A:They do this, too.
Speaker A:You had a bad day on the course, and they come up and put their arm around you and say, it's okay, there's always tomorrow.
Speaker A:You know?
Speaker A:Tell us about those interactions, please.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah.
Speaker B:You know, there's been times where, honestly, I've left the golf course crying, you know, and.
Speaker B:And nothing can stop it.
Speaker B:And it's just.
Speaker B:It's just feeling all the emotions, and my parents are always there to pick me up.
Speaker B:And sometimes, though, you know, let me.
Speaker B:Let me calm down.
Speaker B:Sometimes they'll go up to me immediately.
Speaker B:They.
Speaker B:They always have a good sense of what I need, and I just appreciate them for putting up with all of it, honestly.
Speaker B:God bless them.
Speaker A:So how, Marianne, how do you vent on the golf course?
Speaker A:Some people go kind of silly, and they throw their club or they stomp their feet or they curse.
Speaker A:That's me.
Speaker A:You know, stuff like that.
Speaker A:Everybody has to have a release when you're on the course because you hit a bad shot.
Speaker A:And the people I play with, we are not good players, but we have a lot of fun, and that's why we're there.
Speaker A:But we also kind of take it semi seriously because we like it so much.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker A:You're in a different league.
Speaker A:You've got to have a way to.
Speaker A:To venture.
Speaker A:You may not even know what that is, but I'm sure you do it because we all do.
Speaker A:But what would you say is your avenue to release that building pressure?
Speaker B:I think I have a few different things.
Speaker B:One, and I think it's probably one of the most effective ones, is I like to breathe.
Speaker A:Breathe.
Speaker A:We all like to breathe.
Speaker B:Now, come on, deep breaths.
Speaker B:A lot of times, what I'll do to just calm myself or kind of just get myself back, you know, ground.
Speaker B:Just be.
Speaker B:Be okay with what's going on.
Speaker B:And sometimes that'll help, too, if I'm nervous, you know, so breathing is a big one.
Speaker B:I like to.
Speaker B:Sometimes eating just.
Speaker B:It'll take my mind off of it.
Speaker B:And if I'm, you know, if I have a Caddy, and it's my mom.
Speaker B:I'll just talk to about anything that's not golf related.
Speaker B:Sometimes be like, hey, look at that house.
Speaker B:Isn't that pretty?
Speaker B:Or, yeah, for dinner.
Speaker B:And it's a little bit conversation that will kind of take us away from what's going on, and then we'll just go right back into it and just kind of do the routine and, you know, hit the next shot.
Speaker B:But that'll always help, just having someone to just talk to.
Speaker A:Oh, yeah.
Speaker A:I mean, you can.
Speaker A:I've heard some of the tour pros and stuff.
Speaker A:You know, they hit a bad shot and they kind of do their initial reaction or whatever, and then the caddy steps up and goes, hey, how about those rams?
Speaker A:Aren't they playing great or something?
Speaker A:You know?
Speaker A:Or did you see the latest Guardians of the Galaxy movie or, you know, whatever, just to, like, clear that out.
Speaker A:And I always think that's amazing.
Speaker A:Me, I just think about whatever it is I think about.
Speaker A:Actually, I try not to think.
Speaker A:Thinking has gotten me in trouble more times in my life than not.
Speaker A:So there's something to be said about being empty up there, if you will.
Speaker A:You're an inspiration.
Speaker A:You may not know it yet, but I think you're an inspiration to young lady golfers.
Speaker A:What would be a message that you.
Speaker B:Would give them to just have fun?
Speaker B:I think if you're not having fun out there, it's not.
Speaker B:It's not worth it.
Speaker B:No, just have fun, enjoy it, and just be patient.
Speaker B:I think things will happen when they need to happen.
Speaker A:You think?
Speaker A:So will you come back on the show in a few years when you're a top tour player and not.
Speaker A:Well, that's if I'm still doing it.
Speaker A:I'm sure I will be, but not go, oh, I don't need to talk to him anymore.
Speaker B:I'll come back.
Speaker A:Okay.
Speaker A:All right.
Speaker B:I always like to.
Speaker B:One of the things that I. I want to do for myself is always take appreciation for those who have helped me along the way.
Speaker B:And I always make time for everyone, so I had to come back.
Speaker A:Good.
Speaker A:Can people.
Speaker A:Is there places.
Speaker A:Are there social media platforms and stuff that people can follow you on?
Speaker B:Yeah, my Instagram is what I use the most, and it's at Mariana Rosette.
Speaker A:Okay, very good, Mariana.
Speaker A:Thank you very much.
Speaker A:We'd also like to thank everybody.
Speaker A:West and Kia, Birdie Ball, Snell Carsley.
Speaker A:I don't think I left anybody out, but it's all good there.
Speaker A:And like I said, Mariana is going to stick around for after hours, but thank you.
Speaker A:You've been great.
Speaker B:Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker A:No problem.
Speaker A:We'll be back next week.
Speaker A:Hope everybody has a great holiday weekend.
Speaker A:But we'll be back next week with another edition of Grilling at the Green.
Speaker A:Till then, go out, play some golf, have some fun, and be kind.
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