Ewart Shadoff wins LPGA Tour in 246 attempts

It has been a glorious couple of weeks for British Women’s Golf, with a long-awaited maiden Ladies Professional Golf Association, LPGA’s Tour victory for Jodi Ewart Shadoff.

This follows Charley Hull’s success in Texas seven days earlier.

Ewart Shadoff’s win at the Mediheal Championship in California last Sunday was the sort of heart-warming triumph that professional golf has a happy knack of harnessing.

It was the first win in 246 attempts over a 12-year pro career for the US-based Yorkshirewoman.

The 34-year-old has been a major runner-up at the 2017 Women’s Open and she has played three Solheim Cups, winning two.

But she has also suffered debilitating back problems, loss of form, nerve, and confidence. Report says there have been times in the not-too-distant past when she feared she might be finished at the top of the game.

So it is little wonder that her husband, Adam Shadoff, tweeted that he is “beyond proud” following a victory that landed a $270,000 winner’s cheque for his wife.

BBC/Samuel Isaiah