Four-time major winner Hollis Stacy on Lydia Ko's best shot, fast greens and hosting the LPGA

27/01/2024 22:05

BRADENTON, Fla. — As Lydia Ko makes her way around Bradenton Country Club in hot pursuit of the final point needed to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame at the Drive On Championship, a tour legend stands among the crowd.

Four-time major winner Hollis Stacy, 69, is a member of Bradenton Country Club and still follows the LPGA closely. Stacy, a World Golf Hall of Fame member who won 18 times on the LPGA, has been a member of this 100-year-old Donald Ross gem for a dozen years.

Golfweek caught up with Stacy on Saturday at the Drive On to talk about the club and the two women at the top of the board: Ko and local resident Nelly Korda. Here are excerpts from that conversation: