But she has no interest in being just another good golfer. She wants to be the best, to dominate, and the LPGA Tour is the right place for her to do it.
"I didn't go there to prove anything," she said. "This is where I play. This is where I belong. I want to win tournaments and have a good experience and the experience I got last week is sure going to help me do that on this tour.
"I've had a few days to reflect on the whole week and the more I think about it, the more I smile," she added. "It was incredible. I'm so glad I did it. The memories, the experience, the people, the fans -- you name it. I almost get goose bumps sitting here talking about it, because it was so cool. But I'm happy to be here, and it's time to move on."
Meanwhile, the Royal & Ancient golf club in Scotland is changing its structure in a move which could create a larger role for women.
The R&A, which governs the game everywhere but the US and Mexico, is separating its private members' club from its commercial and rule-making role.
The 2,500-member private club in St. Andrews will retain its all-male membership, R&A secretary Peter Dawson said on Thursday.
Founded in 1754, the club has never had a female member.
Dawson will continue to oversee the club, and the commerical and governing arms -- and a new charitable foundation.
He said he did not foresee the private club accepting female members, but the new structure could allow women access to the governing body and commercial side.
Vivien Saunders, a former British Open women's champion who had threatened to sue the R&A over its all male membership, welcomed the reorganization.
Saunders has openly questioned the right of the R&A -- a private club -- to impose its rules on nonmembers.
"I think it's a good thing because the governing body will now have to modernize and except women," she said in a telephone interview.
Dawson said "good business practices and the need for a corporate structure" made the changes necessary. He said the private club was unlikey to change.
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