BRADENTON, Fla. – Before the NCAA Women's Championship, Emma Talley had a simple request for Alabama coach Mic Potter: Show me how to hit a fairway-bunker shot.
OK, so Talley didn’t capture the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur or ascend to the top 20 in the world without having the basic fundamentals. But during that early-week practice round, Potter simply reinforced them – ball back, weight forward, and locate the bottom of your swing.
“That’s what I was doing,” Talley told Potter, but a little confirmation apparently went a long way.
Monday at the Concession Golf Club, Talley faced a 148-yard, uphill, into-the-wind bunker shot on her final hole of the day.