Amid Her Mental Heath Struggles Perrine Delacour Draws the Mandatory Line Between Self and Sport: “Golf Is Just Golf”

The 2023 Portland Classic is currently underway. Players at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Oregon, are playing their best game. And vying to make it to the top of the leaderboard for the $1.5 million event. The one leading the pack is the French player, Perrine Delacour; however, not all is well with the LPGA star.

In a decade-long career playing on the LPGA Tour, the Frenchwoman has just five top-10 finishes. And if she maintains her lead, the Portland Classic will be her maiden win. However, this may be slightly harder to pull off, considering she recently revealed that she’s not in the right mental space and is “struggling”!

Perrine Delacour is trying to find an alternative to golf

Despite the challenging weather conditions in Oregon, the 29-year-old carded a 9-under 63 on Day 1 of the event. And had a bogey-free round on Day 2, carding 5-under 67. It looks like Delacour took advantage of the rain-soft course as she maintained her one-shot lead.

However, in the post-round interview, the reporter inquired about her mental health and the break she took last year. Delacour was hoping she would not have to face the question. However, when it happened, she was honest in her approach to answering what was happening with her. “I’m like, hopefully they don’t ask that question because I’m not in the right place mentally. It’s hard to say. I’m a leader on the LPGA. But golf is just golf.”

She added that she didn’t want golf to define her as a person and claimed that she was so much more than that. “I’m trying to get something else other than golf, ” she stated. “You’re a good person no matter what your round of golf. So that’s mainly my goal. Yeah, when you were telling me yesterday like you shot 9-under, are you pretty happy about it? Yeah, it’s good, but it doesn’t describe me as a person. “

Perrine also admitted to having been “struggling,” but she clearly has not yet let that affect her game, and it shows. In fact, in her recent Instagram post, she announced her march towards the Portland Classic. And with her flaunting her skill, she’s definitely making her presence known.

For the weekend, Delacour plans to do what she has been doing throughout the event. She will try her best and see where it takes her. The LPGA star also confessed that she has never been a leader at an event two days in a row. However, whether she will manage to carry the momentum into the weekend remains to be seen.

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Due to her mental health, the Frenchwoman is struggling. And being open about it makes her feel less scared. This proves that the steam that builds up in the athletes needs to be let off, and just recently another LPGA star attested to exactly that as she described the routine she follows to keep the stress from getting to her.

Recent LPGA victor’s answers to tensions in the game

Megan Khang is coming off a historic win in Canada last week. She won the CPKC Women’s Open, her maiden victory on the LPGA tour. And she managed to bring her form to the Portland Classic as well. For two days in a row, she carded eagles on the course. She now enters the weekend with her focus on the leading spot. However, to do that, she needs to take some rest and let the pressure off.

Similarly to Perrine Delacour, Khang reveals that she does so by breaking away from golf. The recent winner has started a new show on Netflix, The Ultimatum. It is both dramatic and hilarious. She called it her process of decompression after playing golf or practicing. Khang is taking it easy. And is focusing on her body and mind to be in the best spirits.

Taking a break is necessary. And these golfers can vouch for it. Their de-stressed selves may also help them card a better score on the course. What do you think about this? Are you going to start the same show as Megan Khang? Let us know in the comments.

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