Ryu heaps praise on caddy
After breaking the course record at the LPGA's Swinging Skirts Classic, So Yeon Ryu has credited her caddy with the result.
The South Korean rolled in nine birdies for a flawless nine under 63 at Lake Merced, which included a scintillating back nine, finishing with five gains in a row.
Ryu revealed that caddy Tom Watson recommended she used a practice stroke before each putt to help her visualise the stroke.
"I never had any practice stroke before I putted, but Tom recommended me just to have a practice swing, practice stroke behind the putt," the 25-year-old told lpga.com.
"I think it's really helped me to get better visualisation. Yeah, so I think that was the biggest change of my putting. One thing I can say is I work really hard and my whole team work really hard. Hopefully, it's going to pay off next three days as well."
Ryu added that her early tee-off time allowed to make the most of the benign conditions in California.
"Well, I was kind of lucky to tee it off really early," added Ryu.
"I had a really fresh green, no wind. Also, San Francisco is really cold in the morning, but this morning it was just perfect temperature. Then I think today everything was just great. My tee shot was great. I only missed one green today. I shot 17 greens. Putting was really good."
Ryu will head into Friday's second round with a two-shot lead over Haru Nomura and Candie Kung.
Latest
-
ScotlandSergio Garcia among five winners of European Tour’s BMW Indoor Invitational
Scotland’s Connor Syme and Englishman Matthew Jordan were also part of the successful quintet.
-
NewsShoes and other essentials to wear when Golfing
When you are a beginner in a sport like golf, everything can be challenging. You still don’t know what the rules are, how to play, etc.
-
ScotlandKeith Pelley says new European Tour calendar could be ‘glimpse into the future’
The English Open has been revived as part of the new schedule.
-
ScotlandEuropean Tour to resume from July with six successive UK-based tournaments
Close House Golf Club, near Newcastle, will host the British Masters on July 22.
-
UKAll the key questions answered about the English Open’s return
The event was last staged in 2002.
-
ScotlandLee Westwood hopeful British Masters will go ahead in July
The tournament at Close House, scheduled to start on July 30, is set to be the first European Tour event since the coronavirus crisis halted action.
-
UKRory McIlroy predicts the Ryder Cup will not go ahead this year
The world number one believes it would be the ‘right call’ to push the event back to 2021.
-
UKTiger Woods and Peyton Manning win charity golf match for Covid-19 relief
The exhibition match, against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady, raised 20 million dollars.
-
ScotlandWil Besseling edges out Connor Syme to claim victory in BMW Indoor Invitational
The Dutchman finished third and second in the first two weeks of the home-based competition.
-
ScotlandTiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to meet again in Florida charity event
NFL stars Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will also be involved.