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Nelly Korda, fresh off a trip to Prague with her fiancé, decided to drive for the first time in Scotland.
"Parking, not very good," she confessed, "but everything else is great."
Korda, like many players this week, is staying onsite at Dundonald Links and getting acquainted with the local roundabouts. The No. 1 player in the world headlines the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open alongside England's best, defending champion Lottie Woad and Charley Hull. The trio will once again play together in the first two rounds, starting at 8:36 a.m. local time Thursday (or 3:36 a.m. ET).
"It was so much fun getting back to Prague, my childhood, relive so many memories growing up," said Korda, "got to play golf there, too, which is always very scenic and different. Just a very wholesome week. Lots of calories and food but a lot of walking, too, so it kind of balanced out."
Korda comes into this week's event off a disappointing showing at the Amundi Evian Championship, where she missed her first cut in two years. The only blight on an otherwise superb four-win season.
Fifth-ranked Woad won the Scottish Open last year in her professional debut, taking the title by two shots. The victory secured Woad's tour card through 2027 and moved her to No. 24 in the Rolex Rankings.
"I didn't appreciate at the time, obviously being my first event, I didn't know what to expect," said Woad. "But now I've been playing every week and playing with the same people and obviously seeing how good everyone is, yeah, definitely more special now."
While the now two-time LPGA winner led early in France, she faltered over the weekend, ultimately taking a share of 16th. After taking part in a Solheim Cup practice session in the Netherlands, Woad spent part of her week off looking ahead to final major of the season. After watching the men compete in the British Open at Birkdale, she played Royal Lytham & St. Annes, site of next week's AIG Women's British Open, before coming to Scotland.
"I had never been to an Open before so it's cool to go there," said Woad. "Maybe watch Tommy [Fleetwood] through the day and have home support ... a lot of people there.
"It was quite hard to watch, actually," continued. "It was hard to actually see the shots, so kind of underappreciated that, having people following along. It was definitely playing firm, which I'd expect Lytham to play pretty similar. So watching those shots."
Hull, who doesn't recall playing with Woad and Korda last year but enjoys them both, said Dundonald is playing firmer than previous years. Notorious for her not enjoying links golf, 30-year-old Hull said she's had a mindset shift.
"Just kind of got out of my head that links doesn't suit me," she said, "and just try and make it suit me."
Beth Ann Nichols is a senior writer for Golfweek covering the LPGA and all things women's golf.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Nelly Korda, Charley Hull, Lottie Woad grouped together at Scottish Open
