Women's Open: British golfer Georgia Hall on overcoming putting yips

English golfer Georgia Hall says she has been working on the mental side of her game before the Women's Open.

The 27-year-old, who won the major at Royal Lytham in 2018, says her putter went cold earlier in the year after a strong start to the season.

"The last few events my putting hasn't been up to standard," she told BBC Sport.

"I started the year putting really well but my tempo has been a little off, so I've worked on the mental side more."

Hall, from Bournemouth, recorded four top-10 finishes in her first five competitions on the LPGA Tour to start 2023.

She finished tied for 12th place at the first women's major of the year, the Chevron Championship at Carlton Woods in Texas in April.

But her form has dipped slightly going into the summer and the former Women's Open champion has missed the cut at two of the three majors since Texas. Her best recent finish has been 30th place.

Hall says a big focus going into this year's AIG Women's Open at Walton Heath has been reigniting her putter.

"I'm trying to see the lines a lot better on the green and just trying to be more comfortable over the ball.

"I have a string line that I use in practice and I just place it where I think the line is and it allows me to visualise where to start the golf ball. It helps me a lot.

"I feel like I've got my tempo back to a place where it's a lot smoother and I'm trying to just let the ball fall in the hole rather than force it in."

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