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Until there is no more holes to play. >> oh, yeah. so you get to pick. >> reporter: debbie's rell contrreal contribution is something her teammates are too young to have, so she passes it along. wisdom. what is it that draws us to this story of hers? >> well, isn't the american story about renewal and about reinventing yourself and seeing new ways of being who you are? >> reporter: debbie blunt is living her dream. and teaching others they can too. >> you made an impact on people's lives. that's why we're here. you're an inspiration. >> well, just doing what i want to do. if that's the case, t...

Then the idea, why not join a college golf team as a full time student? when you first heard that, there must have been a bit of a pause. >> probably just a second. >> reporter: she tried out and got accepted on the eagles women's golf team. but would her much younger teammates accept her? you think there may have been doubts in their mind initially? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: 21-year-old lauren wells said she thought it was a joke. >> i thought, oh, no, i was so against it. i feel so bad saying that. but i really was. >> reporter: then came a difficult day on the course, just lauren and debbie...

Years old. cnn's martin savidge has her remarkable story. >> 50 to 55 minutes to get here. >> reporter: as a sophomore at ryanhart university in georgia, debbie blunt is living the dream. >> you're the first person in your family to go to college. >> yeah. yeah. >> that's a tremendous achievement. >> reporter: so is how debbie got to college, as a student athlete. do you mind if i ask how old you are? >> 63. >> reporter: back in 1976, after high school, there was no money for college. she became an x-ray technician, the ski instructor, a wife. one love introduced her to another, the game of go...