Evans – A year ago, Kiara Romero was having fun during the series of a life at the Augusta National Golf Club.
Romero had missed the cup after 36 hard holes at the Champions Retreat Golf Club, but the light at the end of the tunnel was the practice guaranteed everyone on the field of the national female amateur of Augusta can play before the last lap.
She only took any note on Friday, choosing to stay in the moment and have fun at Augusta National.
A year later, his tour of practice gained a little more weight. Romero, a second year student at the University of Oregon classified fifth in the world amateur golf course, is a co-leader before the last round on Saturday.
Joining her in the last couple is the world n ° 1 Lottie Woad, the defending champion who seeks to become the story as the first multi-time winner of Anwa. Needless to say, Romero savor the opportunity to go on foot with the champion.
“I really have good confidence with my game right now, and I know the player she is and the achievements she had,” said Romero Friday after her training session. “So being in this position would certainly mean a lot for me, yes.”
The two enter the final round at 9 under a crowded ranking. The 32 players to make the cup are under peer, a tournament first, which means that there are 30 players less than eight head shots.
Sleeping in mind during a tournament is one thing – doing it two nights in a row is something else. Woad was already under pressure, entering the final round last year with a two -stroke advance and 34 players pursuing it in the eight shots.
It was a new pressure last year, but it overcome it and a late deficit with a Birdie-Birdie finish to win by a shot. It is a type of experience that only the 2022 champion Anna Davis (seven to 2 sous) can correspond, and it is something that Woad can use to her advantage on Saturday.
“Yes, I think I can certainly use last year, you know,” said Florida State Junior after the second round on Thursday. “I had my head, then I lost it. Tomorrow if it happens, so I would know that I came back from there before. So I suppose these are positive memories.”
