Every week throughout 2012, we will spotlight one LPGA player and provide an in depth look into her life -- both on the course and off of it. Keep coming back each day to learn more about Julieta Granada.
A Change in Perspective
Julieta Granada’s new approach to the 2012 season
By Katie Ann Robinson
It’s been nearly six years since Julieta Granada set a then-rookie record for the most money earned with more than $1.6 million, ending the season with an LPGA record $1 million paycheck at the ADT Championship. Granada was the first Paraguayan-born player to win on the LPGA Tour, going on to make 27 of 31 cuts with six additional top-10 finishes including two runner-ups.
But in the years to follow, Granada was overwhelmed with continuous changes to her golf game.
“I just thought it was going to be that easy and I expected to win every week,” says Granada. “But I changed a little bit of my golf game so that didn’t really help. Like I was expecting to shoot 5 under but I was shooting 2 over. But I really wasn’t putting pressure on myself, I just wanted to get better and by getting better I made some bad decisions which cost me a little bit. But I’m ok with that.”
In 2007, she recorded three top-10s with two runner-up finishes and a tie for 10th at the U.S. Women’s Open. But between 2008 and 2010, she missed 34 of 61 cuts with a best-finish of 12th place at the Longs Drug Challenge. Despite the divots in her career, the 25-year-old discovered a lot about herself and golfer she wanted to be. More >>
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Golfweek -- Back on her game, Granada feels like a million bucks Golfweek – 2006 when she won Palm Beach Post…when Julieta won in 2006 Granada’s big rookie season – The Toledo Blade Article from 2005 on Granada from Hartford Courant Lisa Mickey story from December |
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2012 STATISTICS
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Topics: Granada, Julieta, This week it is all about Me, Player Feature
