The mixed format may naturally be less intense, with LPGA pros in the field with Champions Tour pros and celebrities, but you can’t put a trophy in front of a world-class athlete without sparking a competitive flame.
Can a woman win the Diamond Resorts Invitational this weekend?
“I don’t see why not,” reigning U.S. Women’s Open champion Brittany Lang said. “I know we’re going to have to play some great golf, but I wouldn’t see why not, 6,600 yards is not very long.”
Lang will join fellow LPGA pros – and major champions – Lexi Thompson, Brittany Lincicome and Brooke Henderson in the mixed format beginning Friday.