PHOENIX – While the South Koreans duke it out over the next four months for Olympic qualifying – a top-10 world ranking doesn’t even guarantee a spot – Laetitia Beck need not look over her shoulder. She’s the first and only female professional golfer from Israel. There’s one male, Asaf Cohen, but he’s not a member of any tour, nor does he compete outside the country.
Beck, who helped Duke win the 2014 NCAA title and then graduated with a degree in psychology, is making her debut at the JTBC Founders Cup after being third alternate in 2015.