Classy Natalie

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Just a sample of how much integrity Natalie has.


Notes: Gulbis Done with Range Balls
By Associated Press - October 09, 2007

Along with a big check, the perks of winning a tournament include everything from preferred starting times to qualifying for major championships. In the case of Natalie Gulbis, who won for the first time at the Evian Masters, it meant getting rid of that stripe on the ball when she worked with Butch Harmon in Las Vegas.

Gulbis noticed some discrimination when she first began working with Harmon. She hit range balls, while Adam Scott, Tiger Woods and other clients used new Titleist balls.

"He said it was because I hadn't won a tournament," Gulbis said last week. "A couple of years went on and I continued to use the range balls. After I had a good season -- I finished sixth on the money list, played in the Solheim Cup -- he told me I could use the new golf balls."

Gulbis turned him down. A deal was a deal.

So after winning in France, she called Harmon and told him, "You better get my nice golf balls ready." In return, Gulbis was equally excited to carry on another tradition.

"He always puts the winning flags of the players that have won up in his room in his office," she said. "The Evian Masters flag is like a bright, hot pink flag. It couldn't be any brighter. I finally got to sign that one for him."