Emilia Doran does double task in American Women’s AM

Thursday at US Women’s Amateur Championship It was destined to be a long day for Emilia Doran, no matter how she played.

Its time 7:15 am Gang dunes In Oregon he required an awakening before dawn and a session of the sun’s range. One wolf morning later, was the balls in the air.

If she survived her morning match against Adrianna Lau’s Hong Kong in the 32nd round, Doran would go back in the afternoon. Either way, she would have more work to do.

The oldest player on the field to make her in the game’s game, Doran, 26, was also only among her peers in a day’s work all week. When she was not hit with strokes, she would be busy calling them as a reporter on the NBC/Golf Channel course.

“I am really the type of person where I like to maximize my days and experiences,” said Doran. “So there was never doubt if I would play or just work. I just like to do it all in one.”

Doran has been enjoying that balanced act since 2021 when she graduated from Wake Forest as a twice All-American. In those days, she went from Emilia Migliaccio and she may have pursued a professional golf career. Instead, she accepted a Golf Practice gave birth to a television personality.

In the week that led to US women’s am, Doran had kept the Frenetic clip of a golf player who moons in the media, waving to the west from her home in Charlotte to play a round band in the bandon before throwing the basin in Salt Lake City to cover a Corn Ferry tour event. Until Sunday evening, she was again on the coast of Oregon, ready for the start of the Monday of the game in the stroke, with her husband, Charlie, in her bag.

Her expectations were realistic. But the instincts driven by Adenaline die a lot.

“Deep down, I’m still as competitive as never,” she said.

In the 64th round, the session of the match of Wednesday’s match, Doran showed ignition of her collegial self, making the 18th birds to draw with the University of Arkansa’s growing old Reagan Zibilski, then birding the second additional hole to win. She celebrated briefly, then hit her headphones.

“It can be a challenge,” Doran said of attracting double task. “But this is the third or fourth tournament I have done it, so I am learning how to break up.”

If Doran would have covered her game Thursday morning, she might have found it difficult to find lit things to say. While Lau kept her steady with a string of Pars, Doran was stumbled upon three ninth bogeys, was 4-down at the turn and 5-down to 11. She continued to catch two holes, but with 16 ended: 4 and 2.

“I would describe her as an attempt of an attempt,” Doran told her performance. “But I had to play better earlier in the round.”

It was near noon, the breeze that harden from the water. Doran stood by Bluffs alongside the 17th Tee, taking the views and reflecting on the holes she just played. The 10th was harsh, she said, riding on a plateau. The 12th was protected from a steep slope forward. She was taking mental notes, a competitor who dealt with a commentator. A wheelchair was waiting for it to follow it back to the transmission complex.

“I am honestly will probably walk 17 and 18 and see those holidays and how those holes are playing,” she said.

It had several hours to kill before the broadcast. Lunch a short break. Then back to it.

“I’m a little annoying that the result didn’t work as I wanted today,” she said. “But you know, I’m here with the NBC team. My goal this afternoon to get there and wear a really good show.”