Grace Kim’s breakthrough main win on the Evian Championship has moved fellow Aussie Steph Kyriacou to declare she must “get a wriggle on” to hitch her mate on the checklist.
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The ladies’s British Open at Royal Porthcrawl in Wales gives the proper alternative for the 24-year-old Sydneysider, who grew up enjoying links-style golf at “St Micks” on the coast at Little Bay and expects to thrive in related circumstances this week.
“I like hyperlinks golf,” Kyriacou, the world No.42, stated.
“I like enjoying within the wind. I grew up at St Mick’s (St Michael’s Golf Membership), which is on the water. I’ve grown up making an attempt to be inventive, so I really feel like that’s after I play my finest golf.
“It’s correct hyperlinks. It’s going to be enjoyable. A pair blind tee pictures, a number of slopes within the greens. It’s windy, proper on the seashore, so it’s going to be a correct hyperlinks week.”
Kyriacou is one in every of 9 Australians within the area after Hira Naveed got here by way of late qualifying.
The camaraderie between the Australians on tour was on present when Kim gained the Evian Championship in France to change into a serious champion.
Kyriacou’s greenside video of her mate’s miracle chip-in after placing her second shot on the opening playoff gap “within the p*ss” and the cheers of the likes of Hannah Inexperienced and Minjee Lee went viral.
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However for Kyriacou, who was runner-up on the Evian the earlier 12 months and is but to notch an LPGA win, Kim’s good win was additionally a reminder of what’s attainable for herself.
“It’s form of fairly aggressive in opposition to all of us, I’d say. Gracie’s received one up on me or two off on me, so I have to get somewhat wriggle alongside, don’t I?” she stated.
“I really feel good. We had somewhat group chat the opposite day, so have some issues that I need to put on this week and simply extra about how I’m going to play golf.
“Not a lot about efficiency stuff, however hopefully that helps me a bit. I feel it is going to, however I’m wanting ahead to it.”
Kyriacou used her follow rounds at Porthcrawl to play follow pictures from in every single place, together with the “hay” that traces lots of fairways and may present a little bit of bother.
“Ideally, I don’t miss one, but it surely’s a bit inconsistent within the tough. Some components are OK after which different components are not any bueno (not good),” she stated.
“Simply making an attempt to get into the thick stuff, get used to what the worst could possibly be.”
Kyriacou will likely be joined on the Open by fellow Australians Kim, Naveed, Inexperienced, Lee, Cassie Porter, Kirsten Rudgeley, Karis Davidson and Gabi Ruffels.