Diana Luna performs much better on LPGA this time
Italian Diana Luna is best known for her trademark playing style and willingness to put her best foot forward on the course. Despite her amazing golfing skills and strength, she has been under scrutiny about a number of factors.
The most important factor that sometimes overshadows Luna’s efforts has been her nerves. She rarely plays on the LPGA, but when she plays, she looks completely fazed by the presence of big names.
Despite having performed above average in several LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) tournaments, the Italian star still has not been able to record a victory on the Tour.
However, she confidently dispels doubts about her credibility, saying she has plenty of other things to count on. For instance, she has participated in many LPGA major championships, which shows that the 29-year-old Italian is keen to prove her mettle on a Tour other than the LET (Ladies European Tour).
Having racked up five LET titles so far, Luna has grabbed media attention, which has been productive in terms of further improving her game.
Luna grabbed attention due to her abilities on the LET, but analysts said that it has become increasingly crucial for her to prove her mettle on the LPGA as well.
One of the most important victories she recorded as an LET star was Tenerife Ladies Open, in 2004. She then won the Unicredit Ladies German Open and Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open in the 2011 season.
As far as the LPGA Tour is concerned, the Italian prodigy stunned her fans in the last major championship of the current season, the US Women’s Open 2012, as she finished tied for the 21st position on the leaderboard.
Commentators said for a golfer, who has been associated with the LET more than the LPGA, finishing tied for the 21st in a major tournament is amazing.
They said that Luna’s fans did not expect her to perform so well at the US Women’s Open 2012, despite a strong field that featured names like current world number one Yani Tseng, Paula Creamer, Stacy Lewis, Suzann Pettersen, Lexi Thompson, Karrie Webb, Azahara Munoz, Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Michelle Wie, Shanshan Feng and others.
Although Luna played much better than most of her critics had predicted, it remains to be seen how she fares against rivals in the upcoming major championships.
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