McKinstry Women Advance their Game Through Golf

As the daughter of a golf pro, Corey Robinson (second from right) has played golf since she could hold a golf club. The game has been a consistent part of her life and family for as long as she can remember. When Corey joined McKinstry more than eight years ago, she was thrilled to discover how golf could also support her professional goals, helping her to establish and build relationships with colleagues and clients.

“Other sports don’t give you the opportunity to really talk but with golf, you spend hours with the people in your group at a pace that allows for quality conversations,” said Corey. “You get to know people on a different level, and there’s a lot you can learn about a person from how they act on the course — do they know the rules and play by them? Do they keep an honest score? How do they act when the game isn’t going their way? All are good indicators of whether you would want to work with that person professionally.”

In her years of experience with the game, Corey says she’s often been the only woman in a foursome but says that’s changing thanks to a Seattle organization called The Pro Shop, founded by women wishing to “get more women to say yes to the game of golf.”

“Golf is equally difficult for everyone, but it’s not about skill, it’s about character. Women are just as good as anyone else at golf, and the more you play, the better you become,” said Corey. “You can forward your career in construction on the green and build some real friendships along the way.”