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Article: Alcott stays hot on Grand Slam trail
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 22, 1988
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Amy Alcott moved closer to her second straight Grand Slam title
Saturday with a 3-under-par 69 for a two-stroke lead heading into the
final round of the LPGA Championship at the Jack Nicklaus Sports
Center in Mason, Ohio.
"I downplay their importance," said Alcott, who has won four
Grand Slam events, including the Dinah Shore last month. "Too many
people come into it and study their schedule and say, `Oh, my gosh,
next week's the Open.' That creates anxiety.
"The bottom line is you put the ball on a peg, knock it down the
fairway, find it, then hit it again. All other things are out there.
What's important is right here. It takes heart, guts and an
understanding of self."
A victory ...