JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP MEDIA CONFERENCE

April 27, 2023

Pernilla Lindberg

Quick Quotes

Q. Solid way to start your week, 67 out here, made three birdies in a row coming into the house. Tell me about those three holes.

PERNILLA LINDBERG: Yeah, it was kind of nice, I was a little bummed after a three-putt bogey on 11, which ended up being my only bogey of the day, but yeah, just hit it in close on 14, and 15 was reachable today. I chipped it in close, so it was kind of two easy birdies, and then rolled in another one on 16. It can go so quickly in golf, you kind of feel like you have an okay round going, and then just three holes later, you're like, okay, this could be really good.

Q. What did you find around the golf course today? I know it's kind of tricky out there, can be a little quirky with the way the greens are and the bunkers are shaped. What did you find?

PERNILLA LINDBERG: The greens got firmer throughout the day. Just compared to some shots I saw when I got here this morning for the girls that were playing in the morning, for sure it looked a little bit firmer towards the end there, so just had to take that into consideration. Otherwise I just never put myself in much trouble. I hadn't really thought about it, I just saw in the scoring area now, it said that I hit all 18 greens today. So that obviously helps.

I wasn't always hitting it as close to the pin as I wanted, but at least with a putter in my hand, I stayed out of a lot of the tricky bunkers, et cetera.

Q. What's the key to hitting greens out here? I know poa annua really affects the putting, but the firmness, the shift in how your ball reacts. What's the key?

PERNILLA LINDBERG: Good ball-striking. I've felt for quite a while that I'm in good control over how I'm hitting my irons, so I'm just going to keep doing that because if you're striking it good, you know you can get the ball to stop and control it and shape it in there. But yeah, if you're struggling with your ball-striking you can easily end up in the wrong spots.

Q. Obviously got the late draw today, early draw tomorrow. Anything you learned today that you'll apply to tomorrow?

PERNILLA LINDBERG: I'll obviously pay attention in the morning. I think the ball will probably go a tiny bit shorter first thing in the morning when it's a little bit cooler, but then instead the greens might be a bit more receptive. But those are the kind of things that we figure out as the day starts the first few holes. But yeah, always a quick turnaround when you play late-early, but hopefully my hubby will have some dinner ready for me.