A Well Rounded Win for Catriona Matthew

Congratulations Catriona Matthew!!

Winning the Women's British Open is definitely a feat of its own but the Scottish native made the achievement all the more glorious this weekend.

The Telegraph remarked, "The tale is almost too far fetched to be true, but that is her life story over the past 10 weeks."

As the tournament went on and Catriona established her lead position, sportscasters informed viewers she had given birth to her second child 10 weeks prior. Impressive!

Adding to the amazing scenario, Catriona and her husband just escaped a serious hotel fire during the Evian Masters, on July 22nd. Matthew's husband, Graeme, is also her caddy and was unable to work with her the next day due to the burns on his feet.

The Telegraph article covers her story well, give it a read.

There were other less serious tidbits I enjoyed about Matthew at the tournament.

Simply the thought of calm collected Catriona being paired with bubbly boisterous Christina Kim in the final round had me entertained.

I also found it refreshing when Matthew was caught in a truly authentic mom-moment, arriving "late into her press conference because one of the toddlers was throwing a moody. When was the last time that happened to Tiger Woods, also a parent of two young ’uns. Being Super Dad is clearly the easier job" (again thanks to Mark Reason's great piece in the Telegraph).