Peter Martin

Defining “All-in”. This is Madison Young. She had full LPGA status 2 years ago, conditional this season. Bounced back and forth between LPGA and @EpsonTour She is broke. More than broke. She and her husband Tyler are over 100K in debt. She still knows she can play. But right now can’t afford Q-school. Sign-ups are early next week. Tyler caddies for her but also works full-time on the road. He’s up early to work and works after each round. I asked if she had a job she could do if she stopped playing “I’m a college dropout who has never had a job.” They have looked into filing bankruptcy. “The only way out at this point is play better” she told me thru tears at the pro-am party this week. The last part of this season she has borrowed from family to just get to the next event. Hoping to play well enough to pay them back. But it’s nearly impossible to play under that pressure. This week’s winner gets $100,000. One good week and the debt would be almost wiped away. Madison is -4 and T6.