Pace said the injury was nothing new and that she has “always had problems” with her hips. She told Golf Channel that a trip to the trainer after her WD found that her “hips were completely out of place.”

“One of my legs was about 5 centimeters longer than the other leg, which is quite a lot,” Pace explained. “The physio just sort of put the hips back in place. That’s what was causing the problems with my lower back.”

This controversy aside, Pace still has not locked up the Aon Risk Reward grand prize. While she still leads the competition, she needs to play in 40 rounds to be eligible for the bonus. As of now, she has only recorded 35 rounds that count towards the challenge.

With the season winding down, she only has a few more opportunities to rack up enough rounds to collect the win.

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