By Beth Ann Nichols | December 12, 2020 9:57
HOUSTON – Kaitlyn Papp first picked up a golf club, a cut-down putter, on the island of Okinawa where her dad, Tony, was stationed as a Navy Medical Service Corps officer.
“We would practice putting next to the flight line,” said Tony. “The green perched up nice and high and we could look out and watch the jets come in and come out.”
[Read more…] about Texas amateur Kaitlyn Papp hangs tough at U.S. Women’s Open, trails by fourBy Julie Williams | December 9, 2020 3:14
Like every other part of 2020, Kaitlyn Papp’s preparation for the U.S. Women’s Open included something non-traditional: a graduation ceremony. Not surprisingly, she didn’t walk. Instead, the Texan pulled up a Zoom link and watched the ceremony from home. She already received a cap and gown from the university and everything.
Papp finished off her degree in physical culture and sports from the University of Texas in three and a half years, a notable feat for the two-time First-Team All-American who owns two individual titles as a Longhorn.
[Read more…] about U.S. Women’s Open is a home game and a reunion for Longhorns Kaitlyn Papp, Agathe Laisne
