Faye Simon: Amy, I saw the video of you playing the 16th hole with Gary Woodland and I was and am impressed.

Amy Bockerstette: Thank you.

FS: How did you get started in golf?

AB: I started playing golf when I was 14 years old. My dad took me to a charity golf outing. He took me to lessons.

FS: You really liked it?

AB: Yes. Joe Bockerstette: We had a charity scramble with her grade school, and we invited Amy to be the fourth in our group. I bought her a child's seven iron. She hadn't practiced. She hadn't played before. She got on the course with us and hit the ball, and you could tell immediately that she had some ability to play golf.

FS: She hadn't even had a lesson?

JB: No, she hadn't had a single lesson. Afterwards, her mom, Jenny, suggested we put her in lessons. She's been in lessons ever since.

FS: How often are the lessons?

AB: Three times a week.

FS: Amy, do you practice on your own between lessons?

AB: Yes.

FS: Do you practice with dad?

AB: Yeah.

FS: Is dad a good golfer?

AB: Yeah.

JB: We try to play once a week as a family. Jenny, Amy and I play 

FS: Are you members of a golf club?

JB: We're not. We play all around. Because of Amy playing in high school and then in college, we played many of the courses around Arizona.

FS: Amy, where did you go to college?

AB: Paradise Valley Community College.

FS: What was your major?

AB: Dance.

FS: Dance probably helps you be graceful in golf.

AB: Yeah.

JB: Plus, it's good for conditioning. In high school and college, she had to walk the 18-hole course, pushing her bag in a pushcart. Those are generally five or six miles at a time, and tournaments were generally a couple of days.

FS: You are in really good shape, Amy.

AB: Yeah. FS: Amy, what is your favorite thing about golf?

AB: My favorite thing about golf is hanging out with my teammates, meeting new people, and taking selfies.

FS: Do you have a favorite golf course, Amy?

AB: My favorite golf course is Pebble Beach.

JB: She got to play in a tournament there with her club sponsor. The highlight was making the birdie on hole 11, and big cheers.

CROWD FAVORITE: Amy and Gary Woodland acknowledge the cheers; "It was so much fun playing golf with Gary on the 16th hole. The crowd is cheering for me, clapping, waving to people, blowing kisses."

MAN AND GIRL PLAYING GOLF