Paula nicknamed "The Pink Panther" has always been keen at sports participating in dancing, gymnastics and acrobatics during her early years and started playing golf at the age of 10 not surprisingly as her family's home overlooked the first tee of the Castlewood Country Clubs Golf Course. By the time she was 12 Paula had won numerous regional junior events in California. From this point onwards Paula went on to be a major success participating in numerous golfing events, and is today ranked number 3 female golfer in the world according to the Women's World Golf Rankings.