Late-blooming American standout Lauren Coughlin prepares for Solheim Cup debut at age 31
Lauren Coughlin enters the Solheim Cup as the newest and perhaps unlikeliest standout in American women's golf
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Lauren Coughlin has discovered the more she talks about her golf — good or bad — the better she plays.
The newest and perhaps unlikeliest standout in American women's golf, Coughlin is known as much for her candor as her ball-striking. She makes her Solheim Cup debut this week as the oldest player on the U.S. team, a few weeks shy of her 32nd birthday.
“I think it’s why I’ve been able to get better in my career is because I’m willing to talk about it and think about it and reflect,” Coughlin said Wednesday at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, “and not judge myself for not doing it when I needed to. Like, for not hitting a shot or for playing bad or whatever, you know, not getting it done in a certain situation. And I think some people see that as a weakness.
“But think I've used it as a strength to kind of be able to improve.”
