On the course, the top-ranked Park is looking to add the British Open to the three American-based majors she has already won, thus completing the career slam, and taking her overall haul of majors to seven.
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“So I just tried to stretch out and relax”. It’s all in the mind-set. Wie, as the enduring poster girl of the women’s game, was asked about the reaction to the row and, while she was understandably keen to keep her distance from the sage, she did express concerns.
“There were 24,000 entries from British clubs and I won in a play-off against a 35-year-old”.
Fortunately, one of the caddies had a friend who worked in Terminal 5 baggage at Heathrow and he managed to get them on the last plane to Glasgow. However, there was another hiccup when the auto suffered a puncture five miles from the airport. “But the whole story”.
PHOTO – Bryce McCulloch, Piper at Trump Turnberry Resort, Lydia Ko, Paula Creamer, Charley Hull, defending Champion Mo Martin, Shanshan Feng, Catriona Matthew, Dame Laura Davies and Michelle Wie; credit Getty ImagesCompiled by Lali Stander on behalf of the Sunshine Ladies Tour and WPGA. “I hurt it hitting a three wood shot a week after Birkdale”, explained the 32-year-old who has risen from No 99 to No 44 in the world rankings since her Lancashire victory. “I just think that what I can control this week is how I play, and I’m just really excited to be here”. But I knew if it didn’t get better…
“But no, I mean, stay out of the pot bunker and stay out of the long rough”. It doesn’t change what I feel about myself.
“I’ve heard its bad Friday afternoon, so because I’ve got a morning tee time that could go in my favour. Not that I wanted an operation – but at least it would have been an option”. She won the Hite Jinro Championship last week.
“But it was devastating”, she continued.
“I was playing on my Nintendo DS in the clubhouse and was annoyed at being told to stop”, she said.
Michele Wie is another suffering from injury.
The Kiwi, who played nine practice holes Monday and 18 in the pro-am on Tuesday, is still wearing a protective bandage on her left thumb, which had caught the eye of British media.
But if it’s possible to put Trump aside for a minute this week, there should be a grand championship to be contested over the old Ailsa links, the one good enough to produce the Duel in the Sun, Greg Norman’s 63 in the storm, Nick Price’s massive eagle putt and Tom Watson so almost winning the Open at 59.
“But Turnberry is an awesome course”. Strong winds and rain are forecast at various stages during the four days. “It makes things interesting”.
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South Ayrshire (Scotland), July 29 (IANS) British golfer Georgia Hall on Wednesday said the Women’s British Open is the biggest tournament in the world and she is ready to take up the challenge at the event which is starting at the Trump Turnberry here on Thursday.
