Ben Griffin tosses a ball to his caddie during the third round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi. (Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
I thought she was striping it (during a practice round she played with Griffin). She was hitting it closer than us on a few holes, which is to be expected. She has a ton of talent, and she can handle it out there. It’s a little different out here being a little firmer, a little different conditions, but I think she’s adjusting well, and she played awesome today, and I think she can really compete this week and have a good chance at at least making the weekend. It’ll be fun to watch …
The only tough part is the distance side, just having a little bit longer and us being able to reach maybe the par 5s and the drivable par 4. So we’ll see how the course is set up. But honestly, her game is very good. She’s not that far behind us off the tee. It was probably 20 yards on average, which makes obviously a difference. You can look at the stats and see that, but she can definitely handle this golf course.
It’s awesome for growing the game. We’ve seen in the past I think she’s the seventh LPGA player to play on the PGA Tour. It’ll be just cool. There’s a ton of growth in the game already in these last few years through COVID, and this only helps everything, and it’ll be inspirational for the kids to look up to someone like Lexi and make them believe that they can do it one day, too.
It’s cool. It’s a fun sport because it brings in anyone from wherever you are, whether it’s gender or whatever, this sport isn’t necessarily limited to one certain person. It’s awesome to see that inclusion, to have her here, and it’s going to be fun.
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