Home comforts key for Shadoff’s Open bid
JODI EWART SHADOFF flew home to England yesterday with two important boxes to tick this week – win the Ricoh British Women’s Open and find the nearest Greggs for a sausage roll.
Florida, where England’s most consistent challenger in this season’s Majors is based, has a lot going for it in golf terms but for greasy pastry products, it is woefully short.
Time to stock up – before turning 2016’s promise into the prize the Yorkshirewoman values above all others.
“I’m still English, born and raised. I’m proud of that. America is where I call home now but I love both places. My putter cover has the British flag on it,” said the 28-year-old, who moved a decade ago to attend college in New Mexico and stayed to play the LPGA Tour.
“A week at home to play in the British Open is perfect. Having a sausage roll, going to Greggs… that’s what I miss most. I’ve always put a lot of pressure on myself to play well in the British Open because it is my home Major. That’s the No1 tournament I want to win.”
She finished eighth at the US Open earlier this month and said: “To have had a top 10 and two top 20s in three Majors this year has been huge. It has just proved to me I’m on the right track.”
The frustration for the women’s game is that this week’s event at Woburn goes up against the men’s USPGA Championship.
“It will split the TV ratings but it doesn’t change anything for me on the course,” said Shadoff.