‘We Saw A Snake’: Minutes After Winning $756,000, Fearless LPGA Star Pulls Off a Daring Celebration
The sun was shining brightly, and the air was filled with the sound of cheers and excitement as Lilia Vu stepped onto the 18th green at Carlton Woods. She had just won her first major at the Chevron Championship, after a thrilling playoff against fellow American Angel Yin. But it wasn’t just the victory that had everyone buzzing – it was the daring move she was about to make.
Major breakthrough in Lilia Vu’s golfing journey
For years, the tradition at the Chevron Championship was for the winner to jump into Poppie’s Pond at the previous venue, Mission Hills Country Club. But with the tournament now being held at Carlton Woods, there was uncertainty as to whether the tradition would continue. Would the winner take the plunge into the lake short of the 18th green? Or would they break tradition and opt for a more conventional celebration?
Lilia Vu, a fearless LPGA star, won her first major at the Chevron Championship after a playoff against fellow American Angel Yin. She continued the tradition of winners jumping into the water, and in this case, she leaped off a small dock into the murky water on a chilly day. This tradition was borrowed from the tournament’s former venue at Mission Hills in the California desert, where winners have been jumping into Poppie’s Pond off the 18th green since 1988.
