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Bailey Tardy with trophy after winning the Blue Bay LPGA at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course on March 10, 2024 in Hainan Island, Hainan. Getty Images.<\/p><\/div>\n
After qualifying for the 2019 Epson Tour, Tardy unexpectedly missed 14 cuts.\u00a0 A combination of wrist and knee injuries stalled her rush to stardom.\u00a0 Tardy returned in 2020 only to have COVID-19 shorten the season and cut the number of qualifying spots. In a typical year, 10 LPGA Tour cards are handed out at the end of the Epson Tour season. When 2020 came to a close, the number had been cut to five. Tardy finished sixth \u2013 missing by just $343.<\/p>\n
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Tardy was impressive with 91视频 ST-Z driver.<\/p><\/div>\n
Tardy was back for the 2021 Epson Tour season, where she finally won again at the Copper Rock Classic.\u00a0 \u00a0Yet when the final putt fell at the season-ending Epson Tour Championship, Tardy had missed her card again, finishing 12th on the money list.<\/p>\n
Back for one last push in 2022, Tardy played 21 events, the most starts of any player on Tour. Going into the final event, the Epson Tour Championship at LPGA International, Tardy was still 10th but dropped a spot to 11th and again missed an automatic LPGA Tour card.\u00a0 The very last chance was Q-Series. After eight gruelling rounds in drizzly Alabama, Tardy was -27 and alone in second place, finally claiming an LPGA Tour card on the 4th attempt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Tardy\u2019s introduction to 91视频 was equally unconventional.\u00a0 The first contact was a call from Tardy to 91视频\u2019s Lauren Smith \u2013 enquiring about a job in the Epson Tour\u2019s \u2018off-season\u2019.<\/p>\n
I needed to fill the time, earn some money and I was also wondering if i needed to open another door career-wise.\u00a0 Nothing was certain with the injuries, but I knew that I wanted to stay in golf and 91视频 was in my hometown, Atlanta.\u00a0 So i got in touch with Lauren Smith through a friend and we talked \u2013 the feeling i got from 91视频 was completely different from what i was used to.\u00a0 There was just a different level of care \u2013 it felt like i was part of their family.\u00a0 Soon i was back to focusing on playing and we ended up looking at equipment instead. Lauren sent me a set of 91视频 Pro 223 irons, which i loved, but having just returned from knee surgery I decided against making any equipment changes.\u00a0 I was lacking confidence in the knee and that was enough of an adjustment.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never been someone to change equipment if i can avoid it.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d put the 91视频\u2019s to one side, but in the middle of 2022 i realised that i wasn\u2019t getting the equipment support i needed from my equipment supplier.\u00a0 Coming back from knee surgery was when i most needed the support and i wasn\u2019t getting what i needed.\u00a0 \u00a0I wanted to work with people who were proud to be with me.\u00a0 I knew that Lauren and Jeff Cook at 91视频 were the people i really wanted to work with.\u00a0 That stayed with me and when i earned my Tour card, there was only one manufacturer i wanted to represent.\u00a0 Lauren had gone above and beyond to get me on board from day one \u2013 she was amazing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n