Golf News

GUSTAVSSON LOOKING FORWARD TO FAIR LINKS TEST AT MUIRFIELD

GUSTAVSSON LOOKING FORWARD TO FAIR LINKS TEST AT MUIRFIELD

Three weeks ago, Johanna Gustavsson was getting ready to caddy for her husband Alex Wrigley after he qualified for The 150th Open, but now it’s the Swede’s turn to tee it up at the AIG Women’s Open.

The duo, who got married at the end of May, are the first married couple to play in the AIG Women’s Open and The Open in the same year.

Although Wrigley missed the cut having shot rounds of 82 and 73, Gustavsson admits it was an amazing experience to be part of and she’s glad to be playing and not on the bag at Muirfield.

“That was a great week,” said the 29-year-old, who is third in the 2022 Race to Costa del Sol. “It was overwhelming almost for Alex and a little for me as well because I haven’t seen those guys up close.

“He hasn’t played a main event on the DP World Tour, so to be there was very cool, but a little overwhelming. It was great that all the family and friends were there, we had a great week, and it was a great experience.

“I think he was a bit nervous and it’s tough, I think he played alright, but he didn’t putt that well. I think that was what happened in the first round, sometimes it just gets away from you when you’re in that situation. It was nice the second day to go out and redeem himself and he did, which was great.

“It was good to caddy; it was a bit more relaxing, but it was heavy with a Tour bag. It was fun but not something I would want to be doing every week!”

It is a busy stretch of events for Gustavsson, who made the cut at The Amundi Evian Championship finishing in T60.

And at last week’s Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open, the LET professional fired a second round of 64 – which at the time equalled the course record – to make sure she played at the weekend.

However, the Swedish player has been aiming for perfection in her swing and technique and has realised that sometimes it is better to just play golf and let it happen.

“I really enjoyed Evian with the course and the views, it is great! I wanted my game to be in a little bit of a better place,” she continued.

“Last week we talked about it, and I have been trying to get the swing so perfect for these events that I had been forgetting how to just play. When I shot that 64 last week that’s what I did, I just played and had a super round.

“You have these events all year which are your main focus, and you want to get everything so perfect. In a normal week I would be absolutely fine with the way the swing looked a few weeks ago,…

..

Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Ladies European Tour…