Golf Digest lifts the lid on December cover girl Kate Upton's passion for the gentlemanly sport
Kate Upton’s on the December 2013 cover of Golf Digest
American model Kate Upton is au fait with the world of sports journalism owing to her cover girl and editorial work for Sports Illustrated. Her recent coup as the December 2013 face of Golf Digest will perhaps be more surprising for those who thought Kate had waved goodbye to sport in favour of high fashion editorials for Anna Wintour and Carine Roitfeld.
Not so for professional golfer and Kate's co-cover star, Arnold Palmer; who knew "right away that she was going to be a nice player" upon their meeting at Bay Hill's golfing green.
Palmer explains of Kate's technique: "It was the way she took her grip: a firm hold but not with a lot of tension in her arms. The way she waggled the club was very easy and natural. And her first practice swings were aggressive, like she wanted to hit something."
A past interview with US Elle also acknowledges the 21-year-old's feisty streak, as she lashed out about the people who "deal with models like they are children." How refreshing then for golfing partner Palmer to shower praise on Upton.
"Kate's an athlete... She won five national equestrian championships before she took up modelling. She has all the strength, balance and flexibility that a beginning golfer could ask for," Arnold explains before pointing out Kate's eyes. "They're so sharp and alert. I've never met a really good player who didn't have eagle eyes. They notice everything around them."
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