Bad timing for Francella
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- June
- 27
Meaghan Francella had a dozen different reasons to be excited for her first U.S. Women’s Open—beginning, of course, with the fact that it was her first U.S. Women’s Open.
She has one reason to be apprehensive.
On the eve of the first round at Pine Needles, the Port Chester native is struggling with a strained oblique muscle and needed a cortisone shot to even play tomorrow.
The good news is the shot will likely kick in by the time she tees off in the first round alongside Paula Creamer and Mi Hyun Kim. The bad news is Francella hates, hates—I’m using the word “hate”—shots.
“I didn’t want to cover the pain and then swing and hurt myself some more,� Francella said by phone. “I was nervous to do it, but I said, ‘If it’s 10 seconds of pain so I could play in the Open, I’ll do it.’ But I hate shots. It used to take three people to hold me down when I needed one as a kid.�
This time, though, she knew she had no choice. And without the benefit of a full practice round this week—she played nine holes Tuesday and just walked the course today—Francella is already at a disadvantage.
Maybe there is something to be said for low expectations because of an injury, however. Just look at Phil Mickelson at Oakmont.
OK, bad example…
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on Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 at 8:16 pm by Sam Weinman.
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