One of the longest hitters on the women's tour, Laura Davies, for some strange reason, just quite couldn't do the same with her scores during the Ladies European Tour event in the Garden City last week.

Owner of a mind-boggling 68 titles in a 22-year career, Laura failed to fire on the first two days of the first-ever LET event in the country. But the former world No 1 made a charge on the last two days to finish a creditable tied ninth.

Winner of the LET Order of Merit title seven times in her illustrious career, the 44-year-old Laura is without a doubt one of the best golfers to emerge from Britain. She is also the only golfer to have played in all the editions of the Solheim Cup (like the men's Ryder Cup).

The Coventry-born Laura, who follows Liverpool Football Club's fortunes in the English Premier League and the Champions League with as much passion as she plays golf, spoke to Deccan Herald on a variety of topics on the final day of the LET event. Excerpts:

You were expected to figure prominently on the leaderboard, what went wrong?

I missed too many fairways in the first two rounds. I was always in the rough most of the times and it is tough to do much from there.

Most say that you don't practice regularly like your fellow pros, is that true?

If I'm playing well, then I tend not to practice. My scores are not good this week, but I'm actually hitting it quite well.

This golf course (Eagleton Golf Resort) is a straight hitters golf course and if you look at the leaderboard, there is a lot of straight hitters on the leaderboard.

You are constantly on the road, does that get to you at some point?

When you are playing badly, it gets to you a lot. When you are playing well, it's great. You don't care, you just want to be out and doing it.

Your best moment…

If I have to single one out, of course it would have to be winning the US Open individually and then when we won the first Solheim Cup in 1992. That would be the two, one team thing and one single thing. The US Open definitely. That got me on the LPGA Tour, that was my first major and my most important victory.

Forgettable moment...

When I missed seven cuts on the trot two seasons ago, that was pretty forgettable. That was also the only year I didn't win a single title.

What are your strengths?

I hit a long way. That's one big strength. My iron-play is pretty consistent I would say. My putting has always been my weakness, but this year it has been a strength. Hopefully, I will keep putting well.

Besides putting, what are your other weaknesses?

I think chipping sometimes. I'm not the greatest chipper in the world. At times, I can be very good. That would be a potential weakness.

What about your temperament?

I'm pretty good now. I used to be very hot-headed and used to be angry on the course. Now if I have a problem, like making bogeys all the time -- like this week -- I just tend to go pretty quiet, wander off on my own and just try and work it out.

Temperament wise I've got a good one now than years ago.

What are your goals for the coming season?

Just win more tournaments, as many as possible.

What has golf taught you?

Golf taught me to try to be patient. I'm not very patient, but you have to try and be patient.

If you were to start your career all over again, how differently would you do it?

I would not be so angry and hot-headed when I was younger. I think my temperament now is as good as it could be. I wish I had this temperament when I first started.

If not a golfer what would you have been?

Eh... something in sport for sure. I don't know what it would be, but something in sport. Maybe teaching sport or playing some other professional sport.

That would be what I wanted to be. Golf is the one that took my attention when I was 14 and that was that.

What are your other interests?

I love football. I love fast cars. I love shopping. I just love watching sport on television. We are going for the cricket tomorrow (Sunday). Any chance to watch live sport, I really enjoy it.

What are your thoughts on India?

I love it. I have never been here before. Everyone has been so nice, all the staff at the clubhouse (Eagleton), almost everybody. It made us feel incredibly welcome and I think I expected that. I think it is nice when it happens.

Do you plan to come back again?

Yeah, I would love to come back, definitely. I didn't think I would come to India because there didn't seem to be a pro tournament to come and play in. Yes, if there is another tournament I love to come back.