(VIDEO: WPVI via CNN Newsource) —

Pearl Atwood, a dedicated golfer from Hatfield, Pennsylvania, celebrated her 100th birthday with a surprise party on the green.

Atwood, who has been playing golf for 50 years, still enjoys nine holes every week. Latest Forecast

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"Always take a practice shot," she said as she talked to WPVI about how her love of golf began.

She went on to say, "I just love golf. My husband, he was a wonderful golfer. He said, 'We have to go out (golfing)" when I retire.' I said, 'OK, I'll be brave and I'll learn it.'"

Atwood reminisced about her family, saying, "I had a family, I had three children, and they're in heaven, and my husband's also in heaven."

She said she and her husband wo

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