Dame Laura Davies: A shock major breakthrough, Solheim Cup, watching TV while winning, and the love of her life

May 01, 2018, 12:00 AM

The term legend is easily brandished but not for the subject of this week’s podcast, Dame Laura Davies…

This is a journey with one of golf’s greats; from the early competitive instincts of childhood golf matches against her brother, to bursting onto the scene on the Ladies European Tour and the round itself – her major breakthrough at the US Open.

Hear what it takes to keep winning, her priceless reaction to crying at one that got away, and among the questions posed, why did she hit driver without teeing it up? Why was she watching television while winning an event? And, would she now take up the Solheim Cup captaincy?