she went through years of pain to get here. at age 28 stacy is living the life. >> it's fun. i just play golf every day for a job? that's not so bad. >> reporter: she's been golfing since she was 8. mostly just for the love of the game. >> was there a point in your life you knew you were really, really good at golf? >> college was the time i said, i could maybe to this as a professional. >> reporter: it wouldn't come easily. in middle school she was diagnosed with scoliosis, a curvature of the spine. doctors hoped it would correct itself. >> i wore a back brace for six and a half years 18 hours a day. >> reporter: she only took it off to play golf, but it didn't work. she had to go under the knife. you scheduled the surgery. do you remember what that day was like? >> i thought i was done playing golf. they took out one of the ribs to do a fusion, go in from the side, had the to move the