I hit it really solid, had a lot of good looks and rolled them in. I don’t think I holed a putt over maybe 16 feet. “I had a lot of wedges that I hit inside 10 feet and I made them. “You don’t really know where any of the trouble is so you just look straight ahead. Sometimes that’s a blessing in disguise,” she added. Playing the front nine blind in soft conditions that lent itself to aggressive approach shots, Kemp caught fire, making birdies at two, three, six, seven and nine to catapult up the leaderboard. Starting the tournament on the back nine – the only nine she played pre-tournament – Kemp dropped shots at both 17 and 18 to turn in one-under. “She’s just out there keeping me calm, keeping it light and making sure I’m having a good time between shots no matter what happens.” We have very much a child-like marriage we just have so much fun together. “She makes me laugh, and that’s the most important thing. “We had a talk and the last couple of events I really wanted someone who I was going to be nothing but comfortable with, so she’s coming out for a few,” Kemp explained. She has made guest appearances in the role in the past and Kemp hinted that it might be an arrangement they carry through until the end of the year. It is a position that comes with pressure to play well as the season winds down, pressure Kemp has sought to counter by putting a friendly face on the bag.Īn accomplished player in her own right and a long-time Golf Channel commentator, Cornwell is there not so much for her golf insight but to ensure Kemp is in the right frame of mind for each and every shot.
The decision to invite wife Lisa Cornwell to carry her bag has paid immediate dividends as Sarah Kemp played her way into early contention at the LPGA Tour’s Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati.Ī spectacular back nine of five-under 31 saw Kemp sign for a six-under 66 in Round 1, tied for third and just two shots behind leader Xiyu Lin (64).įellow Aussie Hannah Green went out in four-under but dropped three shots in her final five holes to post two-under 70, Minjee Lee struggling to a four-over 76 to be tied for 133rd.Īlthough Lee sits comfortably in the No.1 position on the Race to CME Globe standings, Kemp is currently 100th.
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