Hailing From a Long Line of Golfers, LPGA Phenom Opens Up About Her Special Scottish Roots: ‘I’m Grateful…’

Linn Grant, the LPGA and LET pro, showcased quite a stellar performance in the 2023 Dana Open and bagged the winner’s trophy. Now she is in action at the 2023 Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open, and she is one of the top contenders on the leaderboard presently. 

Given that Grant is playing in Scotland, the LPGA Pro opens up about her ancestral connection with Scottish soil. Let’s see what the champion golfer, who has caught the eye again by virtue of her excellent show at the ongoing event, has to say about her Scottish connection.  

Linn Grant and her Scottish connection

 As we all know, family plays a huge role in our lives and in shaping our careers. The Swedish LPGA professional golfer Linn has golf in her blood. Her grandfather, James Grant, was a Scottish Golf Professional and had his fair share of success in his time on the course. Her father, John Grant, has also played golf on the Scottish Golf Tour. Needless to say, Linn followed in the footsteps of her grandfather and father. 

Although Grant’s grandfather emigrated from Scotland to Sweden decades ago, she still cherishes her Scottish connection. Hence, coming back to the greens of Scotland for the ongoing current event is a huge source of satisfaction and pride in itself for her. She won’t mind if people approach her on the course and tell her about her family roots. “Yeah. Absolutely. I mean, anyone who knew anything about anyone in my family, I’m grateful to hear.” 

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Talking about her excellent showing, having made the cut, she said: “It’s fun. I mean, especially since I missed the cut last year, my goal was to make it into the weekend. And it’s hard coming off of a normal couple weeks and then coming here straightaway. So my goal was really to be in it on the first day and know what I was getting myself into.” 

Linn Grant’s performance in the 2023 Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open so far

Linn Grant is comfortably positioned on the leaderboard so far. Talking about her first day on the course, she had four birdies and eventually turned in a one-under 71 at the end of the round. Then, in the following round, she had five successful birdies on holes 3rd, 5th, 11th, 15th, and 18th and eventually registered a 3-under 69, taking his total to 4-under par. 

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Linn Grant was tied sixth after the second round and with great performances over the next two rounds she can hope to finish with a bang, maybe even win the title. So far she has done very well. It is now interesting to see how long she can uphold her Scottish ancestral pride on the soil of Scotland. Do you think Linn Grant will take home this year’s trophy? Let us know in the comments below.