(Photo by Getty Images)O'Toole graduated from UCLA in 2009 and joined the Future's Tour soon thereafter. While she's currently holding her own after posting an impressive two-under 69 this morning (including two chip-ins), the California native crumbled two weeks ago at the Wegmans LPGA Championship when she opened with a 69 but followed with rounds of 76, 76 and 71.
The three-time winner on the Future's Tour is playing in her first U.S. Women's Open, and it's something she's had to get used to.
"It's a little nerve wracking," said O'Toole, who started playing golf when she was 13 years old. "I asked my caddie after the first hole, 'Are the nerves gonna go away yet?' Because they weren't."
O'Toole, who earned her way into the Championship by shooting 149 at
sectional qualifying in Daly City, Calif., splits her time this year
between the LPGA and Futures tours. In four
events on the LPGA Tour this year, her scoring average is 72.36
and her best finish was T32 at the Avnet LPGA Classic in April.
O'Toole is tiny, but strong. Since she bombs the ball off the tee, she didn't have anything longer than a 7 iron into any green during her first round. Beyond crushing her drives and making putts, she's soaking in the atmosphere that's unique to a U.S. Open.
"I feel like we're at a PGA Tour event with all the people that come out and watch," said O'Toole. "This is exactly what you dream of when you're growing up saying, I want to be professional golfer."
--Ashley Mayo
O'Toole is tiny, but strong. Since she bombs the ball off the tee, she didn't have anything longer than a 7 iron into any green during her first round. Beyond crushing her drives and making putts, she's soaking in the atmosphere that's unique to a U.S. Open.
"I feel like we're at a PGA Tour event with all the people that come out and watch," said O'Toole. "This is exactly what you dream of when you're growing up saying, I want to be professional golfer."
--Ashley Mayo
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