Mel Reid isn’t your typical LPGA rookie.
The 29-year-old Englishwoman is a six-time Ladies European Tour winner who showed American audiences what a special player she can be on a big stage before she joined the LPGA this year.
That’s what has frustrated her making the transition to the United States, until Friday’s breakout round at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
Through a sluggish start to her American tour debut this season, Reid has been eager to make a run into contention and build some momentum to make her third European Solheim Cup team.