Yani Tseng saluted her “team” for helping her find the relaxed state of mind she needed to win the Honda LPGA Thailand on Sunday.
She confessed to them at season’s start she was feeling pressure to follow up a 12-win season a year ago. Her manager, Naya Hsu, told her they could all see how the pressure was affecting her mood.
Her team includes Hsu, coach Gary Gilchrist, adviser Ernie Huang and caddie Jason Hamilton.
“I kind of drive my team crazy,” Tseng said. “Sometimes, I wasn’t happy, and I wasn’t quite nice to them. They keep telling me, ‘You need to relax yourself,’ and we kind of had a team meeting to keep me relaxed and not feeling like I had pressure. So I think my team did a great job and helped a lot through this week. It was just great. I feel really good about that.”
Before the year started, Gilchrist sensed the tension Tseng was feeling. He reminded her nobody is at their best every time she tees it up, and he told her: “It’s this way. `Yani, you’re a human being. You’re not a machine. Whatever happens, learn from it.’”
-
Tags: Yani Tseng, LPGA
Related Articles
Park, Lewis, Tseng to battle for No. 1 in Hawaii
by Randall Mell | Apr 16, 2013 6:20 PM ETThe Rolex No. 1 world ranking is up for grabs in Wednesday’s start of the LPGA’s Lotte Championship in Hawaii. Read More
Tseng could lose No. 1 ranking at LPGA Founders
by Randall Mell | Mar 13, 2013 9:33 PM ETYani Tseng’s more than two-year run at No. 1 hangs in the balance this week at the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup. Read More
Pettersen passes Park, wins in Taiwan
by Associated Press | Oct 28, 2012 7:53 AM ETSuzann Pettersen won the Taiwan Championship on Sunday for her second straight LPGA victory, rallying to beat Inbee Park by three strokes. Read More
Mell, a senior writer, is a 30-year veteran and covers the PGA and LPGA tours for Golf Channel.
Latest News
- Garcia apologizes to Woods; comment 'stupid'
- Tiger: Sergio remark 'hurtful, inappropriate'
- Garcia makes 'fried chicken' Tiger remark
- Sergio sponsor TMaG: Comment 'offensive'
- Garcia's comments hot topic at Crowne Plaza
- USGA, R&A ban anchored stroke | Explanation
- Infographic: What's legal, illegal | Timeline
- Z. Johnson, Dufner reunited at Colonial | Tee times
- Fantasy: BMW PGA, Crowne Plaza power rankings
- McIlroy denies G-Mac rift, mum on management
- Inaugural Bahamas LPGA event deluged by rain
- Simpson takes to Twitter, calls for bifurcation
