If Princess Diana played golf: rated 79, best at nerve

Princess Diana as a golfer: scouting report

Princess Diana would be the golfer the whole gallery follows, but her game would earn that attention on its own. Nerve is the top mark on her card. Her charity work took her to hospitals, shelters and schools around the world, and she was known for kneeling to talk with children at eye level and giving each person she met her full attention. A golfer with that calm focus does not hurry a putt because the crowd is pressing in.

Her short game is right behind her nerve, and her putting is close to it. She loved to dance, and she famously took the floor with John Travolta at the White House in 1985, so there is real rhythm and balance in her game. That kind of grace shows up on delicate chips and pitches, where tempo matters more than strength. Her course IQ is strong too. In 1997 she walked through a partly cleared minefield in Angola to draw attention to the campaign against landmines, a moment that showed real courage and a clear sense of purpose.

Driving is the weak point on her card. She plays from the fairway rather than trying to overpower anything, which makes The Long Course Championship her toughest week of the season. She belongs at The Links Open, where low running shots, imagination around the greens and steady nerves on a windy afternoon count for more than raw distance. She worked as a kindergarten assistant before public life, and that patience is the heart of her game. Draft her in the middle rounds as a short game specialist and pair her with a long hitter who can cover the long tracks.

Plays like A poised touch player who owns the crowd and the greens

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