

“The way I see it, Maya’s birth mom gave her life (and) Maya’s birth father saved her life,” said Cassandra Gaudin, who along with her husband, Stephen, adopted Maya right after she was born in Ethiopia 12-plus years ago. But what of the people who created the miracles that put it all in motion? That is the story that has the honor at the tee box. You know her spot in this year’s Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals Girls 12-13 division at Augusta National Golf Club is owed to an uncanny skillset.

This is the slice of Maya Palanza Gaudin’s story that makes you catch your breath. And when they demand attention, it is sometimes left to those with loving hearts, deep souls, and a selflessness to forge a way. It can wait.īirth, life, health, opportunity. We will get to Maya Palanza Gaudin’s golf shortly.
