Original title: LPGA Los Angeles Liu Yu rose to T6, frankly admitting that the swing has changed and confidence is not enough
On April 23rd, Beijing time, the LPGA Los Angeles Open with a total prize money of 1.5 million US dollars ended the second round of competition at Wilshire Country Club. Currently, Japanese player Nasa Hataoka and South Korean star Ko Jin-Young both top the list with 135 and 7 under par. With a 68 shot this round, Chinese player Liu Yu temporarily tied for sixth place with a total score of 139 and 3 under par.
“To be honest, this was a rather strange round,” said the 26-year-old Beijing girl after the game. Compared with yesterday, her performance today was not so stable. “Yesterday I hit the fairway and the green a lot. But the start today was really shaky in the wind.”
Compared with the 1 bird and 1 bogey in the first round, Liu Yu’s performance today fluctuated greatly. He encountered +1 on the first hole in the first 9 holes, and then shot down two birdies in the 4-7 holes and also swallowed two. bogey. Fortunately, Liu Yu played bravely on the last 9 holes, completing a birdie hat-trick on holes 11-13, and then shot down the sixth birdie of the day on the 15th hole.
“I encountered a situation on the first two tee shots, which made me feel really in trouble,” said Liu Yu, looking back on the game. He encountered unprecedented challenges today, and the problem may lie in the rhythm of the game. “So far this year, I have not Being able to achieve good results, coupled with a lot of changes in the swing, it should be said that the confidence in the initial stage is not so strong.” Liu Yu believes that it is the focused mentality that helped him overcome the unfavorable start.
Liu Yu revealed that after last year’s LPGA Finals – the CME Tour Championship, she began to work with a new swing coach, Grant Waite, which made her technical changes a lot, but also mentally. a small impact. “To be honest, I’m not 100% confident in what I’ve changed, and there’s still a lot of fine work to be done. Although the result was good today, it’s not the way I want to play, and when I’m standing on the tee, it’s not actually the way I want to play. Not confident.”
It should be said that Liu Yu was able to play better and better in the following games after he had the foundation of successfully maintaining PAR in the opening stage, “I was more calm at that time, because even if it was not completely in my plan, I still shot a good shot. Numbers, this is very helpful to improve my confidence,” Liu Yu said, after entering the last 9 holes, he saw the line very accurately, which also made the putter perform well.
“This is the fourth year that I have played here. In the past, my results were not very good, and I only made the cut once. So first of all, I am very happy to be eligible to participate in the weekend competition. This venue is a test for all players. I will play to my strengths and at the same time hope to have a better performance in my swing,” Liu Yu said in the end. (Sohu Sports Guo Jian/Text)Return to Sohu, see more
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