England’s Mimi Rhodes is excited to make her debut at The Amundi Evian Championship this week at the iconic Evian Resort Golf Club, marking her second major appearance in an impressive rookie season on the Ladies European Tour (LET).
“It’s so exciting to be here”, said the three-time LET winner. “This is my first Evian, so I think I’m just going to learn from the experience, try to have fun out there, regardless of how I play.”
Rhodes made her Major championship debut at the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in June, narrowly missing the cut by a single shot. Despite that, the LET rookie still had an amazing experience.
“It was an incredible learning experience and an opportunity to play with the best in the world”, said the 23-year-old. “Obviously, the conditions on the course were really hard, but to miss the cut just by one shot definitely gave me confidence that I can play with the best in the world. It also showed me to just have some more patience and that I am still in my first year so I shouldn’t be pushing too hard. I should just be trying to enjoy the majors the most I can and that’s what I’m going to do this week.”
Currently leading the Order of Merit with 1,631.88 points, Rhodes admitted she’s been working to rediscover the joy in her game.
“Lately, I haven’t been enjoying it out there as much,” she said. “So this week, I’m just focusing on having fun – making as many birdies as I can and seeing where that takes me.”
She continued: “Golf is such a mental game, so when you don’t have that comfort or confidence on the course, you kind of lose the enjoyment. You just naturally get a bit stressed, but I’ve been working a bit mentally to just try and enjoy it out there more and be grateful that it’s my job and I’m not sat in an office.”
Reflecting on her time at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Rhodes spoke about being on the range next to some of the best players in golf.
“It was definitely surreal over in Texas seeing everyone. They look completely different to what they do on TV. It’s just really cool to chat with a few and meet some of the other players. I was just on the range today and Suzann [Pettersen] just came up to me and it was just normal chat. At the end of the day, they’re all normal people so I don’t know why I was so scared, but it’s definitely cool to be with them instead of watching them on TV.”
Having played here at the Jabra Ladies Open, Rhodes is familiar with the course, despite it being a slightly different set-up.
“This week is supposed to be a lot drier and bouncing more. I played nine holes today and the course is quite slow. The ball’s not rolling as much so need to focus more on the long irons. and just make sure that, yeah, you’re facing white on the greens.”
Rhodes is joined by her mum this week. “She does a lot behind the scenes and I’m glad that she can be here to experience one of the good ones.”
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