Courtney Erdman
Altadena, Calif.
Hometown: Altadena, Calif.
Birthdate: 7/18/82
College: College of the Canyons
Home Golf Course: Altadena Golf Course, Altadena, Calif.
Interests: Anaheim Ducks hockey games, movies, family
Family: Married
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So you think being a professional golfer is all glamour? Maybe it is if you’re Tiger Woods staying at the Ritz and jetting around on a private plane. Courtney Erdman, though, lives on the other side of the fairway in a neighborhood that lists cheap hotels and parking lots as residents.
Traveling the Duramed FUTURES Tour circuit in a van that has been dubbed “Love Shack” by other players, Courtney and her husband, Kevin, do whatever they can to save money. “Between tournaments, we usually park in a store’s parking lot and sleep there,” said Erdman. “In the morning, we will find a Gold’s Gym (where they each have a membership) and shower. Once we get to the tournament, we stay in the cheapest hotel room we can find.”
But it is the price they are willing to pay. Along with many of her fellow competitors on Big Break Ka’anapali, Erdman dreams of playing in her first LPGA event. And like many of them, her greatest obstacle in reaching that goal is a lack of finances.
“Big Break could open doors for me,” said Erdman, who was on the golf team at College of the Canyons, a junior college in Santa Clarita, Calif. “It’s a great opportunity to get more exposure than I’ve ever had. It’s a chance to play on the LPGA and I want to play on the LPGA so bad!”
The Delta and Marriott lifestyle of the LPGA Tour is one that Erdman and her husband seek together. They met at the Altadena Golf Course when she was 16, played miniature golf on their first date and have been together ever since. After saving for five years to buy a house, they instead decided to use the money to fund playing and traveling on the Duramed FUTURES Tour.
An aspiring professional himself, Kevin, who serves as Erdman’s caddie and coach, ultimately gave up his dreams to support his wife. Erdman says she is the laid back one, while he’s much more high-strung, and that communication and compromise are the keys to their relationship. “He knows my game so well. He gets my yardage, helps handle my course management, and reads my putts for me,” said Erdman. “Kevin is there for everything. He’s a huge part of my game and having him there takes strokes off my score.”
The results from their venture have been mixed. Erdman first played the Duramed FUTURES Tour in 2006 and experienced growing pains adjusting to the lifestyle of a touring golf professional. This past year, however, she was more comfortable and her results improved, including a tie for third.
Not deterred, Erdman looks to Big Break Ka’anapali as an opportunity to improve not only her living conditions but the chance to play on the LPGA as well.
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| Club | Name | ||
| Driver: | Taylor Made R7 9.5° | ||
| Woods: | Callaway Big Bertha | ||
| Irons: | Taylor Made R7 | ||
| Wedges: | Taylor Made RAC, 54° & 60° |
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| Putter: | Callie |
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| Ball: | Titleist Pro V’s Reg |
