Nicole Broch Estrup won the 2015 Helsingborg Open and her first LET event at Vasatorps Golf Club. This week sees the return of the tournament where the Dane will defend her title, albeit eight years later, at Allerum Golf Club.
The 30-year-old from Hillerød, just a stone’s throw away from the venue across the Öresund, has some great memories from this event and it’s a winning feeling that she is keen to rediscover.
“My first and only win on the LET came here in Helsingborg, so it was pretty special,” she said. “I have good memories and it’s nice to get this event back on the map.
“It’s the closest event to home for me, so it will be nice to have some family and friends here as well. My little brother, Emil, (21), is going to caddie for me, so that will be fun. He started playing just before Covid and he’s solid.”
Speaking about the challenge of Allerum Golf Club, which hosted the Allerum Open on the LET Access Series in 2018, 2019 and 2021, she added: “It’s more about the mentality of staying patient. You probably don’t have to shoot super low scores to be up there and especially with the wind and the course being as firm as it is. The greens are quite tricky, so hopefully the wind isn’t going to be as strong as it is today, but I don’t think it is going to be a super-low winning score.”
In a game of fine margins, where one shot per round – or a lip-out – can be the difference between winning multiple titles or missing cuts, Broch Larsen is still working hard on her championship mindset.
“This year, I’m working on the mental part. It’s everything for me,” continued the 21st ranked player on the 2023 Race to Costa del Sol, whose best finish so far this season has been a tie for fourth in the Joburg Ladies Open.
“I just had a talk to my mental coach about toning down my goals and expectations.
I had a good start to the season. After the break, I came out putting a bit more pressure on myself to win this year. I need to go back to the small steps again to try and take me to the win at some point.
“A lot has happened in the last eight years. That week, (when I won), it was the easiest that golf has ever felt to me. At the moment it’s getting better, but it’s been a struggle for the last two years, I’m not going to lie about that.”
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