Golfing For Their Mothers' Cause

Dakoda Dowd and Madison Pressel are two of America's top young women golfers hope to make a living playing the game they love.

Their fathers watch every stroke.

Their mothers are their inspiration.

Dakoda Dowd, Golfer:
"She's very aggressive, just like me, and she's very strong. A lot of women are."

Madison Pressel, Golfer:
"She never gave up and I think I got that quality from her. She never complained."

Fourteen-year-old Madison Pressel's mother, Kathy Krickstien Pressel, was once a tennis pro in Tampa.

Madison Pressel, Golfer:
"She's very pretty, gorgeous person."

Kathy died two years ago of breast cancer.

Madison Pressel, Golfer:
"I think about her a lot, because I always wish that she could be there."

And at this youth tournament, Madison can act as mentor, friend, even big sister to 12-year-old Dakoda Dowd, whose mother is fighting advanced breast cancer.

Madison Pressel, Golfer:
"You never really know what is going to happen so you have to expect the unexpected. Like my mom, got rid of it and it came back."

Dakoda Dowd, Golfer:
"There's a bunch of women that are going through it, so it's just, support it the best we can, prevent it."

The girls carry reminders of their mothers and their cause on their visors as they play.

They think of them with every shot.

Dakoda Dowd, Golfer:
"She's a big inspiration, I'm happy to have her around with me."

Madison Pressel, Golfer:
"I just wish she was here, and that kind of gives me strength because I play for her."

If Madison and Dakoda make their living as golf pros in the future, their fathers will be proud.

Their mothers will fuel their competitive spirits.