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So, with the number of long putts she had today, at that percentage she would have hit somewhere between 1 and 3 of those long putts. Meaning, she could have shot as low as 68 if she were hitting them at an "average" rate.

The fact that she didn't is telling in itself. Some stats on the everage length from pin on greens in regulation for PGA pros at Colonial compared to Anna's today would be interesting and might tell us how much her length off the tee really is an issue for her.

I don't know how much was length off the tee and how much was conservative play. Being cubicle-bound, I didn't see anything, but it sounds like her strategy for today was center-of-fairway, center-of-green. That's going to leave some long putts and sounds like she was playing for par, hoping for no bogeys, and possibly to drain an occasional long one for birdie.

Interestingly, despite the additional pressures of competition, the 71 was the same score she shot when practicing with Tiger (who posted a 61 under the same conditions).