Heck’s parents told her she was crazy ... This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Stanford's Rachel Heck pens first-person essay to explain why she won't go pro ...

Heck, 23, who once was No. 2 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking, elected not to pursue professional golf, notwithstanding a gilded amateur résumé that included nine college victories ...

When Ms. Rachel, the beloved children's entertainer ... But, if you're fine-tuned to the emotional state of parents, you could sense that there was another undercurrent of feeling running through ...