PITTSFORD, N.Y. ?Cheyenne Woods put herself to a wicked test making her professional debut at the Wegmans LPGA Championship this week.
Her second start won뭪 be much gentler.
Woods qualified for the U.S. Women뭩 Open, which will be played next month at Blackwolf Run, which could once again be one of the most demanding tests in the women뭩 game.
Woods shot 7-over-par 79 Friday at Locust Hill and missed the cut by three shots, but she was excited about the chances she뭩 getting.
밒 was just so happy to get in,?said Woods, who played on a sponsor뭩 exemption. 밒 just found out last week I was going to be playing Wegmans. I뭠l have a little more time to prepare for the U.S. Open, so I뭠l be looking forward to that. But I couldn뭪 have asked for a better start to my professional career, to play two majors in a month. I just graduated from college a few weeks ago. I don뭪 think I can complain about playing in these two tournaments.?/P>
Woods, who is niece to Tiger Woods, struggled in her start Friday, shooting 44 on her first nine, but she regrouped and played the back nine in even par. She ended up 10 over for the tournament.
밒 don뭪 even know what had happened,?Woods said of her poor start. 밒 wasn뭪 hitting the ball well. I wasn뭪 finding the fairway, and that makes it really hard on this course. I found myself struggling for par on every hole and even bogey on some.?/P>
She was steady on the back nine, with a birdie and a bogey to go with seven pars.
밒 know what I need to work on,?Woods said. 밒뭢 not too far off from playing at this level. I think it was a great start to my professional career, and I뭢 thankful to have been able to play here at Wegmans.?/P>
What does she need to work on?
밫his rough really tested my short game,?she said. 밠y putting wasn뭪 horrible, but I do think I can improve on that. I was pretty happy with how I struck the ball generally.?/P>