Sophia Popov has one of the most remarkable stories in modern golf.
In 2020, she won the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Troon as World Number 304. From the outside, it looked like one of golf’s great surprise wins. But as Sophia explains in this episode, the story behind it goes much deeper.
In this episode, Sophia opens up about:
🏆 The long road behind her major win.
🏥 The health issues that shaped her early years on tour.
⛳ The brutal margins of life as a professional golfer.
🧠 The mental toll of chasing a career in golf.
👥 The people who helped her keep going.
👶 How motherhood changed her perspective.
This is a conversation about ambition, pressure, identity, support, motherhood, and the years behind one brilliant week.
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