Observers say Yani Tseng still strong
Observers have said that current world number one Yani Tseng may be facing a longer-than-usual performance slump these days, but she cannot be written off as a no-hoper despite her not being
able to win an event all summer.
Larry DeGaris, who heads the sports marketing programme at the University of Indianapolis, said while speaking to the media that after impressing the women’s golf world for months, Yani Tseng
seems to be in a tight spot due to a grim performance—but things are not as bad as they may look.
DeGaris said that it is usual for a player to go to pieces for a while and it does not take long to make a surprise comeback.
He said that same is the case with professional golfers—they see performance slumps off and on and then they start winning again after one good finish.
Speaking of Tseng’s current form, DeGaris said he is very confident that the world number one golfer is going to put an end to her victory drought, as her game is still as solid as it was
a few months ago.
“I don't think Yani's game is declining as much as there's so much robust competition and rising young stars,” he said.
Tseng’s recent performance in South Korea underlines DeGaris’s remarks, as the top-ranked prodigy displayed an electrifying performance at the LPGA Hana Bank Championship to finish third.
Tseng sought to defend her title at the event, however, a third-place finish provided a glimmer of hope to many of her fans that she is still firm to move ahead.
Although her worse-than-average performance in most of the recent LPGA tournaments left a huge vacuum for other players to exploit, a solid profile still enables her to stay at the number
one position in the Women’s World Golf Rankings.
On the other hand, LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan has expressed his concerns over Tseng’s slump. “She went through a summer where she didn't win every tournament, which was sort of strange,”
he said in his latest interview.
Observers have also said that Tseng desperately needs a win in the current season that is already coming to a close, with just five tournaments to go.
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