While it’s not unusual for players to do some sightseeing on the road, especially at a place like Hawaii, Sweden’s Dani Holmqvist didn’t just take the helicopter tour. She flew the helicopter.
The 34-year-old LPGA player began work on her helicopter license last May and has posted photos and images of her flights around the Palm Beach area, where she now makes her home on the east coast of Florida.
“I think it’s cool for women to be accomplished and do things that perhaps mostly men do,” Holmqvist told EpsonTour.com. “It’s just cool. I think helicopters are cool. I was thinking of trying a plane, but I don’t like how you are so dialed in with a flight map and have to plan so much ahead.
“The freedom with the helicopter was appealing.”
Holmqvist, who is also studying to become a sommelier, missed the cut at the Lotte. An LPGA rookie in 2014, Holmqvist finished T-21 at LPGA Q-Series last December to earn back her card.
