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For the second time in four months, Sophia Popov and Brooke Henderson get to sleep in their own beds and play golf.
Popov, who lives in Naples, and Henderson, who has had a residence in Miromar Lakes since 2017, enjoy not having to think about hotels and transportation for this week’s LPGA Drive On Championship at Crown Colony Golf & Country Club in Fort Myers, which goes through Saturday.
In November, both played in the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples.
“There is definitely pros and cons to both,” Henderson said. “Sometimes when you’re staying at home you think, ‘Oh, it’s just an off week, it’s an off-season’, so you’re not maybe as focused, especially early in the week.”
Every other week on tour, they’re living out of a suitcase and either have a courtesy car or are taking shuttles to the course. All of that is different this week.
“You kind of have to pay attention to that and remember you’re in a tournament, you need to wake up early, and you need to go through your regular routines,” Henderson said. “Just because when you’re on the road week after week you really get into the routine. You stock your bag the night before and you are in a hotel room that’s only so big, so you kind of know where everything is, where at home everything is spread out.
“So it does take a little bit of adjustment, But I do appreciate staying in my own bed. At the same time, I enjoy the relaxation that home presents.”
Popov and her family have been coming to Naples for years.
“It’s been really nice to just sleep in my own bed and go home every night and forget about golf for a little bit,” Popov said. “That’s definitely an up side for this week.”
And she gets to see her grandmother.
“I get to spend quite a bit of time with her,” Popov said. “Just coming home and seeing her every day is really nice, just to see what she’s been doing and her day. It’s very refreshing because…
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