Laura Davies says she hopes people will stop asking about her retirement plans after recording her best finish since 2007 at the LPGA Founders Cup in Arizona.
The 54-year-old finished joint second on 14 under par with American Marina Alex and Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand. They were all five shots behind winner Inbee Park of South Korea.
“At 54, I still feel like I can hit the ball as well as most of the really good players out here,” Davies said. “I know I’ve been playing really well, and I haven’t had the results to reflect that.”
Davies, in her 32nd year on Tour, carded a three-under-par 69 in her final round for her first top-10 finish since 2014. Her last Tour win came in 2001.
She would have become the oldest champion in LPGA Tour history had she won.
“I’m just delighted the way the week has turned out,” added the four-time major winner, who has 84 professional wins to her name. “This is incredible, really. I was four-over after six holes and now I’ve finished tied second. Now people might stop asking me when I’m going to retire – that’s the best thing about it.
“I can just go and play and see if I can get a few more top 10 finishes this year, because the more I get up there, I might have a chance of winning again.”
Davies is a brand ambassador for Lynx Golf, and was playing with a Lynx Black Cat driver, Lynx Parallax irons and Lynx Prowler wedges. Lynx Golf CEO Steve Elford said: “This was a magnificent performance and everyone at Lynx was so excited watching Laura take on the youngsters and show she still has what it takes to compete at the very highest level. To see Laura flying the Lynx flag so proudly on the LPGA Tour, and proving that our products are up with the very best, was so exciting for all of our team.”