Michigan Golf Journal May 2020

35 May 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com alone, and there are foam cut outs in the bottom of the cup that keep the ball from dropping all the way in, so you can pick it up really easily. We play in twosomes, almost every caddie is a member of the golfer’s family… and we’re scattered all across the course.” Her apartment lease ran out the end of April and she headed to her parent’s new home in Florida with a U-Haul in tow, filled with belongings and furniture from her MSU days – plus a few small paychecks and some competitive experiences in hand that others have missed recently – until the LPGA Tour resumes. “It’s been great to play competition rounds, where every shot counts,” Burnham added. “Even the little putts are more pressure than if you’re out playing for fun and people say, ‘pick it up.’ The competitive rounds help me prepare for that same feeling on the LPGA Tour once it gets going. “In my second win I was going back and forth with another golfer who played on the LPGA Tour a couple years back and plays Symetra. To win by one shot over her made it more intense. It’s been great to have that pressure. I got a little trophy and he gave me the winner’s check, then he pulled out a roll of toilet paper to go with it. That was funny and I was like, ‘oh my gosh I could actually use this.’ It’s really hard to find. You have to go super early to Target or something and wait in line.” MGJ