Born on December 14, 1982 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, Eilidh Barbour got into sports through her parents. Even though her passion is soccer, she got the love of golf from her parents, especially her mum.
The television journalist started playing when she was young. In fact, her first-ever job was as a volunteer at a golf tournament in 2004.
However, she also knew from a very young age she wanted to be in the journalism sector. Pursuing that wish, the event host studied film and media studies at the University of Stirling, graduating with majors in audio and video production in 2005.
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Then, she moved to South Korea to be an English teacher. “After graduating I went to South Korea and worked as an English teacher for a year so I could make enough money to return home and spend six months focusing on finding a job by blasting out emails and meeting people,” she said, talking about the decision with Women and Golf.
After returning, she landed her first job with Scottish Television, and her career took off. The 38-years-old now works with the BBC as their main presenter for golf coverage, after having taken over the position from Hazel Irvine, her idol.
