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YOURGAME | Profiles
Women Golfers
Grow theGame By Amelia Guzwiecz
Selena Samuela
Westchester Country Club
Golf is just the latest sport Selena Samuela is determined to master. The Rye resident works as a well-followed Peloton instructor and enjoys a range of sports, from surfing and boxing to marathon running, win- ning her first race in 2019. She took up golf during COVID, she says, “because my fiancé, Matt Virtue, and his family are all golf fanatics.”
In 2020, Samuela started taking les- sons with Westchester CC Director of Instruction Gary Weir and spent a lot of time on the range and short-game area. “Gary is the best,” she says. “He built every- thing from the ground up. My favorite ‘Garyism’ is ‘If you make it look like a golf swing, eventually it will become a golf swing.’” Her goal is to break 90, and she’s come close several times. You can follow her progress on Instagram and TikTok @selenasamuela.
Watch, too, for news about her nup- tials. “The most memorable round I’ve ever played was May 27, 2021,” she says, “when I was proposed to on the fourth hole of the South Course at Westchester Country Club.”
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