US Women’s Open 2012: Suzann Pettersen tied for 9th
Norwegian Suzann Pettersen fired an overall 292 in the US Women’s Open 2012 to finish tied for the ninth position on the leaderboard.
Pettersen, who was regarded as one of the hot favourite contenders for the third major tournament of the 2012 season, could not stun the spectators, but remained in the top 10.
The Norwegian star battled big names like American Stacy Lewis, who currently ranks second in the Women’s World Golf Rankings, current world number one Yani Tseng, Lexi Thompson, Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Paula Creamer, Shanshan Feng, Cristie Kerr, Se Ri Pak, Vicky Hurst and Inbee Park.
Despite the strong field, Pettersen displayed a much better performance than her critics had predicted.
The once-feared golfer is struggling to get back on track these days, as she has tumbled to the sixth spot in the world rankings.
Pettersen started her fourth round in an amazing style, as she parred the first four holes. She, however, could not keep a grip on her driver and ended up shooting a double bogey on the 5th hole.
The weather conditions, which played havoc to the game in the first three rounds, appeared to have cooled off a little in the concluding round. However, hot winds continued to rattle players, making it hard for them to make calculated strokes.
Sharing her thoughts about the match, Pettersen said that she did not lose confidence and kept resisting rivals. She pointed out that weather conditions improved to a great extent in the last round, which helped players perform better than they did in the previous rounds.
“I think the conditions today were pretty good. It doesn't get much better. Hardly any wind. The course was really receptive. I don't think it ever got as hard as it was the last time the U.S. Open was here,” the 31-year-old star said.
Mentioning her performance in the final round, the LPGA giant said that she could not maintain her momentum, which took a toll on her overall position.
“I played pretty awful today and just hit my irons pretty bad. If your game is on, you can shoot under par, and that's pretty good in a U.S. Open”.
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