Former world No. 1 Yani Tseng expressed frustration at her performance after the final round of the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, which ended with a four-round total of six-under 282.
“Of course I am a little disappointed,” a visibly dejected Tseng told the media after the final round, referring to her overall performance in the four-day tournament held at the Miramar Golf and Country Club in New Taipei City.
The 25-year-old had been hoping Taiwanese would win the tournament. Yesterday, Tseng got off to a good start, scoring a birdie on the first hole, but she ran into trouble on the second hole, hitting a rare triple-bogey.
She recovered later, picked up five more birdies and just one bogey to finish the round at two-under 70.
“I hit 69 good shots today. There was only bad one, but that took away three points, so of course I feel it’s a pity,” Tseng said.
She added that she thought she did “Ok” yesterday because she was able to remain under par, despite the rainy weather.
Talking about her prolonged slump, Tseng, who has fallen to 76th in the world rankings, said she is aware that her problem is “psychological” rather than technical.
“It feels as if I am taking one step forward and three steps backward. I feel like there is a wall in front of me,” Tseng said. “Every time I try to make some breakthrough, I get thrown back really hard.”
Tseng tied for 20th.
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