For the first time in months, Emma Tally felt calm on the course. That breakthrough came Thursday at the LPGA's Volunteers of America Classic.
Tally, the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, shot 6-under 65 and was two shots behind early Day 1 leader and former world No. 1 Jin Young Ko.
“I think out here it's grueling,” Talley told reporters after her round. “Week in, week out, whether you play good or not, you're expected to play the next Thursday.”
In 2020, Talley lost a good friend, former Kentucky golfer Cullan Brown. This year on the LPGA, she's only made three cuts in 10 tournaments, and in those three events she finished outside of the top 40.