Annabel Dimmock reflects on an emotional KPMG Women’s Irish Open win

very very many congratulations you're a champion and what a way to do it in a playoff I mean what a week it's been for you as well what's your reactions I'm a bit shell shocked at the minute I'm not going to lie I'm I'm standing here and I I think I'm in a dream like honestly um yeah I'm Just sh shocked I'm just over the moon right now I mean obviously everyone who wins a tournament deserves it but you shot one course record then you broke another course record the next day talk about doing it in style yeah today was actually quite tough I was struggling to get the ball in the hole really I mean I got off to a good start and then it kind of I struggled a little bit it didn't feel quite as good you know after shooting seven under eight under it felt like I was having a chop but I wasn't but um Ursula was chasing me who was in the group with me today um and I looked over at the board obviously I think it was 15 I looked over at the board I didn't really all day um and I looked over at the board and obviously saw Pauline was doing well and know obviously she's a great player um I actually played in the last round with her when I won in Jabra which I've just been tolds 5 years ago so that's incredible but um yeah I'm sorry I'm just mumbling now I have no idea what I'm saying well tell me this were you nervous in the playoff at all because obviously it was it went to two playoffs but how are your feelings then still C and collected I've had like a right in my my stomach all day long and I said to my dad I don't know if I'm hungry nervous I don't know what it is um but I felt nervous all day long to be quite honest with you um but on the playoff I still felt just as nervous cuz it was like it's there do you know what I mean I'm nearly there and I just I've lost in a playoff before and it's a horrible horrible feeling um and you know you're trying not to push too much you don't know really what to do in a playoff you're like shall I go for the birdie shall I not at the last there obviously um pulling hit it a touch left and I was like you know just play it safe middle of the green and then I got up there and I thought oh my god I've got such a long part here do you know what I mean this isn't an easy part but obviously I I hit a good part and and yeah playing safe paid off there so but I felt nervous all day long I'm not going to lie we spoke yesterday about your struggles and your injuries and you said you have a new perspective on golf now but the feelings now must be so much pride of what you've managed to do and overcome and then to cap it all to win here and of obviously have Irish heritage as well must be a pretty special feeling right now I mean this is pretty cool to do it in Ireland you know this is this feels really good to do it in Ireland I'm not going to lie the the fans out there and the people watching and and were amazing to me this week and they really cheered me on and it's it's kind of what I needed um because I haven't had an easy couple of weeks I felt like I've been playing well for a while you know the document the documentary came out um I think a couple of days ago go maybe on the second day when I shot 7even under actually and you know it was a bit sad the documentary and I don't want it to be a sad story you know what I mean I've worked really hard to get myself back and I am proud of myself um you know it's not just me there's a lot of people in my team there's Alfie all my friends at home and my family there's a lot that goes into to get me back fit there's a lot of Blood Sweat and Tears you know it's not being easy for him it's not been easy for my family and everyone around me um but we've made it back we're good you certainly have and it's time to get your hands on another trophy congratulations Sheamus Han the managing partner of KPMG Island and in the trophy over to your Champion Annabelle dick really heavy thank it's worth a lot

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