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HONDA LPGA THAILANDFebruary 24, 2016Pornanong PhatlumChonburi, Thailand Q. How has the week been so far? Obviously very busy. PORNANONG PHATLUM: I'm very happy to like play in Thailand, and yeah, everyone has like one (indiscernible) for me, and yeah, I'm really enjoying when I play on the course, so everything is like perfect, and everything is great. Q. It's such a good week for you? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Right. Q. So you're the top-ranked Thai player right now. How proud of yourself are you to hold that top spot? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Very proud. Q. Does that put a little pressure on you when you look at the rankings and you're the top Thai player? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, a little pressure, but I want to make my ranking improve. Q. Try and improve the ranking? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Right. Q. What does that have to do with Crown and the Olympics? Does that have a lot to do with it? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Uh-huh, yeah. Q. How important is the Crown for you guys? I talked to May and mow, and they said they had such a fun time the first year. What was that experience like, getting to play for Thailand and play with teammates? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, it was very fun. It was the first time for me like playing for a team or anything like that, so this is going to be the second time, so yeah, I'm looking forward for that week. Q. What was that team atmosphere like when you guys were playing for each other? How cool was that? It wasn't just you by yourself. PORNANONG PHATLUM: It's like, we have to be a team, and yeah, have to like enjoy each other. Yeah, very fun. Q. Have you been looking at the rankings at all for Crown to see where you guys are to try and improve? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Uh-huh, yeah. Q. How important is that for you guys to get back? PORNANONG PHATLUM: I didn't think about that, but I want to play every week like the best for me. Q. Play well? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, play well, and like want to make my ranking -- Q. Improve? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, like top 20. Q. So top 20 is your goal for now? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, my goal. Q. And then the Olympics, how big is that for you, too? I know that has to be -- PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, very big. Q. Can you even imagine what that would be like? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Uh-huh, yeah, I have to like prepare for that tournament a lot, like playing for Thailand, and there's a lot of things I have to do before I do that. Q. Like paperwork and stuff like that? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, uh-huh. Q. How big do you think that will be back here at home? If you do go to Rio and compete, how many people do you think will watch? PORNANONG PHATLUM: It's going to be -- Q. As big as it can get? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, first time for the golf for Thailand, so -- Q. So it'll be big? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Uh-huh. Q. This is your seventh time playing in this event? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Eighth time. Q. How has this event grown? Is it just more fans? What's the biggest difference? PORNANONG PHATLUM: I think this tournament made like Thai players, a lot more Thai players. Q. Do you think this event has helped grow Thai golf? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Right. Q. People see the players and they are inspired? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Right. Q. What do you remember from that first year? Do you remember anything? PORNANONG PHATLUM: I think at that time I was like 16 years old, very nervous. Q. How nervous? PORNANONG PHATLUM: So nervous. Q. Do you still get nervous playing here? PORNANONG PHATLUM: Not now, yeah. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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