PHOENIX – Lizette Salas turned a putting lesson and a dose of inspiration from her idol into a low round Saturday at the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup.
Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez watched Salas play all 18 holes Friday, helped her with her putting afterward and then accompanied Salas to dinner.
Salas responded with a 6-under-par 66 Saturday to move into a tie for fourth at JW Marriott’s Wildfire Golf Club. She's at 13-under 203, six shots off the lead.
“It was such an honor for her to watch my game, and to get compliments from her is so important to me,” said Salas, 23, a second-year pro and USC graduate. “We had dinner, my dad came, too, my caddie, we all had dinner, shared stories. She's just a lovely person, not just a great golfer, but she's an amazing woman with lots of good stories. She told me her Solheim Cup stories and it's a great, great day for me and my dad.”
Mell, a senior writer, is a 30-year veteran and covers the PGA and LPGA tours for Golf Channel.
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