Harry is Wales Golf’s most recent success story.
Having played for her country at amateur level since her mid-teens, the 23-year-old flourished in the professional ranks last year after securing a first LET card.
Harry, who is 190th in the women’s world rankings, believes her progress has come thanks in part to her mental approach.
“I think over-complicating it is probably the worst thing to do, thinking ‘oh wow, I’ve stepped up the league now, I’m in professional golf’,” she said.
“Because really it’s the same game. You’re going out there trying to do the same job.”
Harry’s boyfriend is Jacob Skov Olesen, a rising Danish golf star who is in his second year on the DP World Tour.
“I’ve been around the men’s golf quite a lot now and I’ve noticed that they are just absolutely phenomenal at what they do,” she added.
“How can we [in Wales] get people on [the men’s tour]? They’ve got to be working on that from a young age, really working on their processes and trying to aim for it.”
Jenkins hopes that is where Wales Golf’s pathways come in.
He rejects the idea that, as a smaller nation, Wales should accept that it is unlikely to produce many high-class players.
“Small can be beautiful if we’re all aligned, all working together from clubs all the way through, and we’re starting to get there,” Jenkins said.
“The talent is there, absolutely. Our under-16 group is one of the best I’ve seen, even when I had 10 years at England Golf.
“Our job now is to keep on making them better and better through the system.”
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