Getting Back in the Game

How I went from nearly quitting to winning a major

- SOPHIA POPOV

EDITOR’S NOTE

Sophia Popov wasn’t supposed to be in the field at the AIG Women’s British Open, let alone win it. Ranked 304th in the world and a member of the Symetra Tour, which is a developmental tour for the LPGA, Popov was a last-minute addition to the Open after finishing T-9 at the Marathon LPGA Classic. And she got into that tournament only because many international players were not travelling for the competition as a result of the pandemic. Talk about a turn of events.