Pumped up
Suzann Pettersen works out in her Orlando, Fla., area house.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Christmas tree is still up at Suzann Pettersen’s house, though the limbs are bare.
“The guy hasn’t come to take care of that yet,” she said Feb. 2, emerging from her basement gym.
No one actually enjoys taking down Christmas decorations. So when you’re the No. 3 women’s player in the world, you have the option to pay people to make your house look like a Pottery Barn catalog. Pettersen doesn’t have time to piddle with holiday trim.
As soon as the clock struck 2010, she began her two-a-day gym sessions and short-game boot camp.
The ultra-fit Norweigian is practically jumping out of her Nikes she’s so amped for the season to begin. Like many LPGA players, she has tweaked her offseason regimen as well as her support team. She’s focused, relaxed and confident that her preparations have never been better.
“This offseason, I’ve been able to spend a ...
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