Dori Carter knew it would have to get better this week. After opening the season in Ocala with back-to-back rounds of 80, the Georgia native drew inspiration from a quote she read in a book to boost her psyche.
“Yeah, brutal last week. I saw a quote that really inspired me,” said Carter. “It was, ‘A setback is a set up for a comeback.’ So all week I wrote it down in my yardage book. Just because you had that week last week doesn’t mean you have to do it again. I think it was a book that my sports psychologist told me to read, so I’ve just been trying to move on.”
She clearly put the tough week in the past and arrived on Paradise Island with a new attitude that led her to rounds of 68-72, impressive numbers considering the blustery
conditions. She didn’t let the rough start of the year deter her from much and hopes it could be an omen for a great year. The 28-year old had her best year on Tour last season, finishing 70th on the money list and played in all of the fall Asian events for the first time.
Her rookie season was in 2010, but last year was the first she’s played over 20 events. She made 26 starts and made 20 cuts last season.
“Last year was my first year playing pretty well, and then I got off to a great start and then I kind of like flattened a little bit at the end,” said Carter. “So I worked really hard on trying to prepare myself for a full Tour season, and maybe build some endurance and maybe to try to know what’s coming ahead and mentally prepare. So I also took a lot of rest and took some time off, got away from it. Now I feel like I’m no longer a rookie in a way.”
“Yeah, brutal last week. I saw a quote that really inspired me,” said Carter. “It was, ‘A setback is a set up for a comeback.’ So all week I wrote it down in my yardage book. Just because you had that week last week doesn’t mean you have to do it again. I think it was a book that my sports psychologist told me to read, so I’ve just been trying to move on.”
She clearly put the tough week in the past and arrived on Paradise Island with a new attitude that led her to rounds of 68-72, impressive numbers considering the blustery
conditions. She didn’t let the rough start of the year deter her from much and hopes it could be an omen for a great year. The 28-year old had her best year on Tour last season, finishing 70th on the money list and played in all of the fall Asian events for the first time.
Her rookie season was in 2010, but last year was the first she’s played over 20 events. She made 26 starts and made 20 cuts last season.
“Last year was my first year playing pretty well, and then I got off to a great start and then I kind of like flattened a little bit at the end,” said Carter. “So I worked really hard on trying to prepare myself for a full Tour season, and maybe build some endurance and maybe to try to know what’s coming ahead and mentally prepare. So I also took a lot of rest and took some time off, got away from it. Now I feel like I’m no longer a rookie in a way.”
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