An Outside Office

Ever fantasize about ditching that nine to five desk job for a professional golf career, sounds great but you'll have to start working even harder.

At the recent Sybase Golf Classic LPGA Pro-Am I has the chance to play with some of the best women golfers in the world. During our rounds, I asked a few of them about their chosen path in life. Pro golfer Paige MacKenzie, who gave up a desk job following an internship says the constant travel can be grueling and there's a lot of personal sacrifice but she loves golf and the career it's given her.

Paula Creamer known as the "pink lady" for always wearing pink while on the course agrees with MacKenzie and has some advice for anyone looking to take up golf as a career.

"Really work on your short game, most importantly I think it's important for people who are helping kids get into golf be someone who understands kids, understands that they're not the most patient and golf is all about patience and I think that's what they need to learn first."

To hear what else MacKenzie has to say about the benefits of picking up a club and combining business with golf click on the video link. Perhaps your next office will have a view of eighteen greens and wide fairways?

(Brian Banmiller is a national Business Correspondent for CBS News Radio, free lance writer and public speaker. The former television business news anchor in San Francisco can be reached at brian@banmilleronbusiness.com .)