Golf Channel · Aug 18, 2021
After rough Open debut, Patty Tavatankit returns with a game ready for the links
A lot has changed since Patty Tavatanakit made her AIG Women’s Open debut in 2020.
It was just one year ago that Tavatanakit, a rookie on the LPGA Tour, carded rounds of 76-83 at Royal Troon, to miss the cut in her first debut. The experience was eye opening for the young Thai, who immediately connected with her coach, Grant Waite, to add more shots to her arsenal to better navigate the wind.
“It was definitely different golf,” Tavatanakit said Wednesday about her first links experience. “I feel like I was trying to be perfect too much, and, you know, you can't really be like that on a links course. You've just got to be yourself and just embrace all chances and play like you own the course.”