As we continue to follow England’s Meghan MacLaren, she highlights the highs and lows after competing in her first Ladies Scottish Open and Ricoh Women’s British Open.
As the next edition of Women & Golf magazine is ready to hit the shelves on Friday 17 August, here's a snippet of what you can expect in the latest issue as we continue to follow the highs of lows of life on tour with England’s Meghan MacLaren.
In this issue's "Follow the Pro" feature, Meghan gives us the low-down after competing in her first Ladies Scottish Open and Ricoh Women’s British Open.
One of the best things about winning on the LET earlier this year was the door it promised to open. I’ve been to final qualifying for the Women’s British Open several times, without ever making the step through, or even getting particularly close.
I can vividly remember every one of those experiences - the quiet hope, the desperate intensity, the putts that kept you going and the putts that crept agonisingly past.
So the realisation in Australia that my win would give me an exemption directly into a major, the one every Brit, probably every European (and a few smart Americans), has dreamed of playing in …that was exciting, to say the least.
Baby Steps and Major Strides
Being part of the Scottish and British Open events that featured the best players in the world was a huge stepping-stone. When I played the US Open last year (my first major), everything felt like a huge stage. This time around I felt much more comfortable with my own game; I did a lot of very good things in Scotland, and eventually got caught out by a bunker late in the second round that cost me a triple. A birdie at the last wasn’t enough to stop me missing the cut by one … and trust me, that hurts! It was tough to take, as every missed cut is, but I was aware that my entire game and mindset were in a much better place than they had been a month or two previously.
To take that into the British Open and make the cut only reinforces my belief that I’m on the right track. Again, links golf got the better of me in spells in the final round, and watching all your hard work unravel uncontrollably is no fun at all. But while I’ll learn from that, I’m not letting it take away all of the great moments - the threaded drives through bunkers, controlled iron shots into dangerous greens, relentless holing out for par. There’s no better opportunity to learn than when you’re in the toughest environment and I can’t wait to continue that through 2018 and beyond...
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