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Edward cut. “For the players, as important as it is that
their hair looks great when off the course, it really
is key for it to look good for the 18 holes of golf
under a hat, day in and day out.”
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Not that Butterfield styles dozens of players
before each tournament outing. “I like to take a
teaching approach to my job. Help them find the
right style, the right cut and how to maintain it.
Often enough the girls have time between tournaments
to get their hair cut at home and then
I’m available to provide some maintenance-type
work on Tour.”
“I don’t want them to be dependent on me. If I
can help them in any way, I’m happy to help,”
Butterfield said. “Every person who walks out of
that locker room door has to believe they are
going to win. Their head must be in the right
place, their concentration level must be where it
needs to be. As women, when we believe that we
look good, our stride is stronger, our attitude is
better, our approach to all things is more positive,
all because we feel good.
“People say that appearance shouldn’t matter.
But like it or not, your attitude is different if you
like the way you look in the mirror. I call it the
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fundamental moment,” Butterfield said. “We
have one everyday.”
Once in a while she’ll style the hair of a player
who ends up winning the tournament that day.
“I’ll tell them it was the hair that did it. They
looked in the mirror, liked what they saw and left
for the course feeling confident. We laugh.”
With all of her time spent dispensing fashion
and style tips to professional golfers, one wonders
if the players ever offer her golf tips.
Butterfield laughs. “Sure, I’ve received a lot of
good information through the years on how to
improve my own game. I’ve applied a few of the
things and they’ve helped,” Butterfield said. “But
it’s like anything, after a certain point, you need
the natural talent, too. Let’s just say I’m not giving
up my day job.”
Occasionally, a player will lament about how she
had a poor shot on a particular hole and regale
Butterfield with the details. “I’ll look at her and
say, ‘It does me good to know that you have those
shots at times and it’s not just me.’” Laughter follows.
Butterfield has worked her charm again.