The American golfer, Allisen Corpuz, spent her last week on the beautiful French greens, thanks to the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship. This allowed the LPGA icon to showcase her skills and attempt to pulverize the Evian Resort Golf Club. Alas! The 25-year-old fell prey to the challenging course and finished at T54 with 4-over par.
However, as the female golfers move to this week’s destination — Dundonald Links, Corpuz doesn’t appear to be disheartened by her performance. In fact, as per the professional her goal was to make the cut. And she did accomplish that! Hence, before the next LPGA Tour event in Scotland, the athlete opened up about her expectations regarding the same.
With the Major Champion tag beside her name, Allisen Corpuz divulges the obstacles and expectations of Scottish greens
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Allisen Corpuz has had a year of assorted performances. While she did extremely well in tournaments including the US Women’s Open, Greater Toledo LPGA Classic, and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, other events have not seen the best out of her. With the Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open starting tomorrow, everyone around the world would have a curious eye on the golf star.
Amidst the preparations for the event, the golfer came forward in a press conference to answer all important questions. Prior to the main question, Corpuz mentioned how the goal this year even after the massive victory remained to be able to make the cut. Following this, the moderator asked the American golfer to shed some light on what she remembers of the tournament from last year. And with the big “Major Champion” tag beside her name, what are her expectations of the upcoming big stage?
Allisen Corpuz did not take much time to divulge the answer. She directly stated how it’s “definitely a gettable course“. Adding to that she mentioned how she believes there to be chances of a lot of birdies. Further referring to the course, she said, “There’s just a few holes that play a little tougher, a little longer.”
According to her, the wind would surely have an effect on gameplay, making it slightly tougher to execute the plans. All the conversation about her style of playing and participation in the coming championship leads us back to how the year 2023 has overall been for the 25-year-old golf star.
Corpuz’s first major triumph out of nowhere!
After turning pro in 2021, the LPGA star tasted her first success in the form of the prestigious 2023 US Women’s Open victory. For the first time the event was held at the hallowed venue. Allisen Corpuz’s emotions post her triumph were at an all-time high.
While addressing her feelings, the 1-time major winner felt that the victory was surreal. In fact, she never thought she would get this far in the tournament. But, she did! And what an exceptional 9-under-par finish in California it was!
Given the reputation of the tournament and the course it was played on, the success was so historic that even the former POTUS Barack Obama commended the golfer for her efforts. After all, she brought the US Women’s Open trophy back to American soil after seven years; before her, it was Brittany Lang who managed to achieve a similar feat.
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Hence, this form is something the young golfer would hope to re-ignite on Scottish soil. Gathering the experience from the Amundi Evian Championship and her confidence from the US Women’s Open, she will be looking forward to executing advantageously at the upcoming destination. Not only the golfer but her fans will be anticipating the same!
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