Golf star Paula Creamer visits Guadalajara every year for the LPGA Tour's Lorena Ochoa Invitational tournament, and works with local kids there.
Mexican mission —
Golf star Paula Creamer visits Guadalajara every year for the LPGA Tour's Lorena Ochoa Invitational tournament, and works with local kids there.
Seen here at the Guadalajara Country Club in 2010, Creamer has earned almost $9 million since turning professional -- and she invests some of that in scholarships for young players.
Paying it back —
Seen here at the Guadalajara Country Club in 2010, Creamer has earned almost $9 million since turning professional -- and she invests some of that in scholarships for young players.
Creamer poses for a photo with one of her biggest fans, 11-year-old Ana Claudia Rodriguez.
Role model —
Creamer poses for a photo with one of her biggest fans, 11-year-old Ana Claudia Rodriguez.
Ana Claudia Suarez
The 2010 U.S. Open champion has sent Ana an array of golf equipment, including her Pink Panther head cover.
The Pink Panther —
The 2010 U.S. Open champion has sent Ana an array of golf equipment, including her Pink Panther head cover.
Creamer also wrote a letter to Ana's older brother Santiago, encouraging them to achieve their dreams.
Pen friends —
Creamer also wrote a letter to Ana's older brother Santiago, encouraging them to achieve their dreams.
Julie Steinbauer is another child who has been inspired by Creamer. Such is her infatuation with the world No. 6, she dressed as Creamer for Halloween.
Halloween hero —
Julie Steinbauer is another child who has been inspired by Creamer. Such is her infatuation with the world No. 6, she dressed as Creamer for Halloween.
Joe McKenney, third from the left, has also benefited from Creamer's generosity -- she paid for his scholarship at the renowned Leadbetter Golf Academy. McKenney hopes to become a golf course architect.
Grand designs —
Joe McKenney, third from the left, has also benefited from Creamer's generosity -- she paid for his scholarship at the renowned Leadbetter Golf Academy. McKenney hopes to become a golf course architect.