RIO DE JANEIRO – Happy. Mad. Grumpy. Whatever works.
Stacy Lewis arrived at the Olympics with lowered expectations. That’s a difficult thing for one of the fiercest competitors in the game to admit. But she was exhausted from playing six weeks in a row, then took a two-week break, got married and didn’t prepare for the Games as much as she would’ve liked.
Those expectations were tempered; until she stepped on the first tee.
Expectations began to increase with every step during Wednesday’s first round. Lewis was relatively pleased with an opening 70, but promptly bolted to the practice range because something in her swing just didn’t feel right.