A “Major” week
Victorious in March at the LPGA Drive On Championship, the Frenchwoman, now world No. 8, will play her first Major of the year. It’s on a course “difficult by its length” according to the Habs, that it will have to take into account the meteorological factors in particular with the wind (18/19 km/h): “I’m just going to try to do my first two days without pressure and then after that we’ll see for the weekend. I really try not to project myself too much and to approach one day after another because you never know what will happen. »
His pre-season preparation
During the pre-season, the Parisienne worked on all aspects of her game, starting from scratch after her break at the end of the season. Despite some difficulties in the long game at the start of the year, the Frenchwoman achieved good performances on the American circuit with four top 15 finishes in her last four tournaments: “I had a little more trouble in the long game after the end-of-season break, but it’s been a few weeks since it’s been a little better so we’ll see what happens. »
A new course
Usually played in California at Rancho Mirage at Mission Hills Country Club, the Chevron Championship takes place this year, for the first time, in Texas at The Club golf course in Carlton Woods. A long course, advantageous for big hitters seeking good performance on green attacks: “The greens are quite steep and rather small so you really have to know how to position yourself well. With Bermuda Grass (type de gazon) around the greens, it’s not easy to steal so you really have to get into your position on green attacks. »
La Solheim Cup?
Major weeks are also an opportunity for athletes to practice on the best and most demanding courses of the year. The opportunity for mid-table players to confront the best. A good test to determine which ones have the most potential as the Solheim Cup approaches in September. World No. 8 Céline Boutier is currently well on her way (8th in the LET Solheim Cup standings) to be part of the European team, after her recent performances on the American circuit: “I think we will have a very good team, there may be potential rookies from the European team who are coming and who have performed really well in recent weeks as well as other European players who are starting to play well. . The season is still long so there may still be a lot of moves but I think it’s going to be a very good edition. »
2023-04-20 15:58:34
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