Despite being ranked 210 in the world, LPGA pro Dewi Weber is now only three shots behind the leader at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. The Dutch golfer feels the reason for her success has nothing to do with her swing—and everything to do with her life.

After tying for the fourth position with a 4-under 68 to move to 8-under for the tournament, the 30-year-old golfer opened up about her new approach in life and golf.

"Honestly, not even this week but last week, something in me kind of clicked," the Dutch golfer told the reporters on Friday.

"Maybe, A, motherhood; B, turning 30 has something to do with that," she said, per a transcript by ASAP Sports. "I've been evaluating my life and my choices a bit more."

Dewi Weber and her wife, Jen, are expecting their first child in December. She said becoming a mother and turning 30 have made her think more about her life and future.

The shift has shown up most clearly in how she handles mistakes. Weber described hitting her approach on the third hole into the worst spot on the green. A deep back bunker, and choosing not to spiral.

Weber said these changes have helped her focus on what is most important to her.

"I think it's through a lot of talking with friends, with professionals, and kind of getting me to see it from the other side that now I'm able to do it."

Even with her baby due later this year, she has played well and starts the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship just three shots behind the leader.

She made bogey on the very next hole, too. It still did not shake her as he looks for her maiden major win.

"I was like, you're hitting good spots, you're seeing the putts on the right lines," Weber said. "Yeah, the putt didn't go in, but whatever; we move."

The leaderboard she finds herself on heading into Sunday is a competitive one.

LPGA Pro Enters Sunday's Final Round Three Shots Behind Leader Haeran Ryu at Hazeltine

Haeran Ryu leads the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at 11-under after three rounds.

Brooke Henderson sits alone in second at 10-under. Ina Yoon is third at 9-under. Weber and A Lim Kim share fourth place at 8-under on the official tournament leaderboard.

Weber birdied the 14th, 16th, and 17th holes to close her third round. She was careful not to frame Sunday's round around expectations.

"Never once did I think, like, oh, now we're going to make a birdie, or now we're going to stick it close," she said in the same press conference. "I was just hitting every shot to the best of my abilities and not really thinking about the consequences."

She ranked 210th in the world entering the week with no top results at a major on her resume. Win or no-win, Sunday, Weber said the shift in mindset is what matters most.

"I think the momentum for me looks less like I'm going to make a lot of birdies and more like I really like the way I am swinging freely and putting freely right now," she said.

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Written by

Sneha Abraham

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Koushik Biswas