Ariya Jutanugarn reacts after winning the Honda LPGA Thailand last Sunday. (AFP photo)
Eight years ago, I witnessed one of the most heart-rending scenes you could ever imagine in a golf tournament.
Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn, then 17 and playing in her first LPGA tournament as a professional, appeared to be poised for a fairytale victory on her home soil in front of thousands of adoring fans at Siam Country Club and millions more on television.
Given the massive expectations of the huge crowd at the 2013 Honda LPGA Thailand, Ariya had been under enormous pressure the entire round but she was bravely hanging in there. It finally got to her on the very last hole.
She held a two-shot lead at the 18th tee and a bogey would have been enough for the title. Alas, she suffered a triple-bogey meltdown, handing…
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