Maria Fassi said she was frustrated after the LPGA Drive On Championship, missing the cut after months of waiting for the Tour to resume. After the first round of the LPGA Classic Marathon, Fassi relied on World Golf Hall of Fame member Lorena Ochoa, who gave his Mexican colleague his version of a pep talk.
“I actually talked to Lorena on the phone and she said, ‘Hey, that’s fine. Do not worry. As if you have those weeks. You have to forget the expectations. I don’t care if you feel like a million dollars or if you feel bad, do I? It’s a different day. You just have to go out there and play golf, ‘”said Fassi, who posted a 66 in the second round and sits alone in fourth at the weekend at Highland Meadows. “I texted back and forth with her for a while, and yesterday I was on the phone with her. We were on the phone for almost two hours with her and Rafa, her coach. They were great. I mean, Rafa was like asking me a lot of questions about what I was thinking, how I was feeling, and then Lorena was sitting there listening.
“Then she got on top of me and was hard on me, but, you know, I think it’s good to hear that sometimes. Again, just knowing that I can make a phone call with her whenever I want is great. It is a real blessing to have it. “
