Oh man, so this is about Sarah Schmelzel — ever heard of her? She’s this fiery LPGA golfer who’s, like, unapologetically herself on the course. Seriously, it’s not just about hitting balls for her; it’s like a whole emotional rollercoaster. And I’m here for it.
Sarah was chatting away on that GOLF’s Subpar podcast — random tangent but, podcasts are the new radio, yeah? Anyway, she’s spilling the beans about smashing her first club at eight! Can you imagine? Being so mad or something at that age that you literally jump on your club? And, get this, she didn’t even know the shaft would snap. Totally nuts.
She says all that fire helps her play, though. Maybe it’s like how screaming at your microwave to hurry up makes time go faster. Or maybe not. Who knows? But Sarah claims that if she giggles and grins after a bad shot, it just, like, erodes her intensity. Gotta keep that fire burning, I guess? Fires you up, or burns you out… life’s big mysteries.
Now, here’s the real kicker — at last year’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, she fluffed a shot, and the cameras totally caught her cussing herself out. “F— you, Sarah,” she dropped. Classic. Her brother was all, “You went viral!” Imagine getting famous because you yelled at yourself. Sounds a bit poetic, right? And surprisingly, loads of fans loved it. People were like, “She’s just like us!” Which I get. Realness is in, fakeness is out, folks.
And even more wild, no fines. Can you believe it? The LPGA head honcho actually thought a little more personality wouldn’t hurt. Maybe this means it’s okay to be messy sometimes.
Despite not snagging a win yet, Sarah’s been steady on the Tour since 2019. She’s got all these career top finishes and even a Solheim Cup thing going on. So yeah, she’s pretty much crushing it, while still looking for that big victory moment. But sounds like she’s having fun — or something close to it — along the way.
