STREET. ANDREWS, Scotland – To this day, it is the only golf club Stacy Lewis has saved.
The five-iron she hit on the famous 17th hole of the Old Course (a shot that helped her win the Women’s Open here in St. Louis). Andrews in 2013) is in his Solheim Cup captain’s golf bag, in his office. Bryan, Texas.
“It’s by far the pass of my career,” Lewis said Wednesday ahead of what will likely be her last women’s Open in St. Louis. Andrews. ” The moment, the pressure, the place where you are, everything has to happen perfectly. “
Lewis failed to hit a single shot on Saturday of his Open triumph when high winds halted play for the unlucky few who had to hit golf shots. She clocked a 3-under 69 to turn a five-shot deficit after 36 holes into a one-stroke difference between herself and third-round leader Morgan Pressel. And betting about an hour before the final group, Lewis finished birdie-birdie to finish a 72 and score 8 under par, which would end up being enough for two.
Before Lewis made a birdie at the Road Hole, she was behind. But after firing a low shot into the wind and bouncing her ball a few feet, she rolled into the putt for birdie and headed to the 18th tee, tied with Na Yeon Choi. for leadership.
“On that hole, you try to go down the hill, and if it bounces, great, and if it doesn’t, you make two putts and get out of there,” Lewis said. “It rolled perfectly and bounced there as planned, and that’s what you want. You want it in this league. We want some bounces to go in the right direction.
“He was one of those in the air and had nothing to say. You just knew everything was going to be good.
Lewis wouldn’t come up with some smarter bounces this week at a track where he’s had plenty of success. Although he did not play in the 2007 edition, a year later he represented the United States in the Curtis Cup, overcoming a voluminous opening shot. and a lucky par on the first hole (she had to lie down on the par-4 course and her third then bounced off the burn from a few yards) to go 5-0 and secure the deciding point for the Americans.
Both victories at St. Andrews ended in the same way: at Dunvegan, the mythical hotel and pub where Lewis and his circle of relatives are staying this week.
It was those celebrations that, years later, had the greatest impact on Lewis.
“It’s one of my favorite puts in the world,” Lewis said, “obviously because of the success, but I love the history of the game, this golf course and this place. “
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