JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP MEDIA CONFERENCE

April 29, 2023

Sarah Kemp

Quick Quotes

Q. Tell me about the bounce back, man. That's a great round after an early misstep.

SARAH KEMP: Yeah, I parred 1, and I hooked my drive on 2, and we couldn't find it at all. I actually thought it would be okay. There is out of bounds there, but we were certain that I was past it, and then there's a compound in there, so I think it may have gone into the compound and we couldn't find it. But anyway, that was -- yeah, double right there, but I honestly wasn't too ruffled because it's the second hole, so you kind of have a lot of time to try and get something back, and I was lucky enough to get one back on the next. Then just kind of kept, yeah, plugging away. As you can see by the scores, it's a bit of a grind. There's no easy birdies out there.

Just tried to stay patient and ended up getting another birdie -- I made a bogey, but yeah, to take even par after doubling the second, I probably would have taken it.

Q. What does that tell you about where your game is right now? I know you've struggled in the past some, but to have that happen and bounce back that quickly is pretty solid.

SARAH KEMP: I feel pretty comfortable right now. It's amazing, week to week you get different feels, but as of right now I've got a good feel. Hopefully it hangs around for a while, but it's golf, so who knows.

Yeah, just, I don't know. I've been doing it for such a long time, but I still am learning about myself and the things that I need to make me do better. Just trying to do those things. A lot of it's off course now.

But no, I feel good. My game seems like it's in a good place, so give it another crack tomorrow.

Q. These are not too easy finishing holes; what's the mindset going into tomorrow? Nothing to lose really.

SARAH KEMP: Not really, no. I would really like to have a good finish, though, so if I can -- the plan, gosh, if you can go out and shoot 5- or 6-under, who knows what could happen. I think that'll be somewhere around the lead if not win. I think it's out there, and then it's not. Visually it's not intimidating, but if you just miss -- and then there's the greens in the afternoon. You see the bumps all over the place.

You can definitely have a good score, but you really have to hit some great shots and play some perfect golf out there.

I mean, I'll just do my best, try and swing it the way I have been the last few days, and I've been rolling it really well. I've holed some really good momentum par saves and some birdie putts. If I can keep doing that, that will be nice.