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KIA CLASSIC


March 26, 2017


Shi-Hyun Ahn


Carlsbad, California

Q. How does it feel to hold not only the tournament record, but you are now course record holder.
SHI HYUN AHN: I try to every shot and I make it. Just feel like easy today.

Q. Right. Why did it feel easy today?
SHI HYUN AHN: I don't know. Just I try to fun.

Q. Tried to have fun?
SHI HYUN AHN: Yeah, yeah.

Q. Okay. If you can remember your birdies, okay, do you remember about how long the putts were? No. 1, do you remember about how long that putt was?
SHI HYUN AHN: Four meters.

Q. So 12 feet. What about No. 2?
SHI HYUN AHN: No. 2, three meters.

Q. Three meters. What about No. 4? Do you remember -- what about number --
SHI HYUN AHN: Jeff?

Q. How about No. 1? How long was one?
JEFF: That was about 12 feet.

Q. And 2 maybe 15 feet?
JEFF: Uh-huh.

Q. How about No. 4?
JEFF: 4, about 15.

Q. 15. What about 5?
JEFF: The par-5, about --

SHI HYUN AHN: Two meter.

JEFF: Six feet.

Q. No. 6?
JEFF: 6, the par-3. We were probably 25 feet.

SHI HYUN AHN: Seven meter.

Q. 25 feet. 8?
JEFF: 8 was par-5; five feet maybe.

SHI HYUN AHN: Yeah.

Q. 10, the par-5?
JEFF: 10, par-5; seven, eight feet.

Q. We'll go with 7. No. 14?
JEFF: 14 was almost a hole-in-one.

Q. Really? Tap-in? That's the par-3 that sits up high. Beautiful hole.
JEFF: You had about, what, two and a half feet maybe?

SHI HYUN AHN: Yeah.

Q. We'll give you three. No. 16 is the short par-4. Is it playing short today?
MATT HAAS: Yeah. It's drivable.

JEFF: Yeah, we drove it and tapped in birdie.

Q. And then 17?
JEFF: 17, maybe a foot and a half.

Q. So you must be been striking your irons really well today, because not a lot of really long putts. So what was it with your irons? Why were they working so well?
SHI HYUN AHN: Just practice hard.

Q. Practice hard?
SHI HYUN AHN: (Laughter.)

Q. All week or particularly last night or...
SHI HYUN AHN: All week.

Q. All week? Okay. Okay. So you shot a 63. Is this your lowest round ever on the LPGA Tour? Today you shot a 63.
SHI HYUN AHN: Yeah.

Q. Is that your best round ever on the LPGA?
SHI HYUN AHN: Yeah, yes.

Q. Okay. What a great day. Aren't you excited? How do you feel inside? Aren't you like bubbling, excited?
SHI HYUN AHN: Just happy.

Q. I would be very happy. Talk about the last three days.
SHI HYUN AHN: First day I little bit nervous and feels okay, but shot, iron shot, is a little bit left right, left right.

Q. Military golf: left, right, left, right. Okay.
SHI HYUN AHN: Yeah. And second day I miss the driver shot, tee shot.

Q. You were struggling with your driver second day?
SHI HYUN AHN: Yeah, yeah.

Q. So the first day when you say that you were going left, right, were those irons going left and right more so than drivers?
SHI HYUN AHN: Just driver.

Q. So the first two days you were kind of struggling with your driver. Is she a regular on the LPGA Tour?
MATT HAAS: No. You play KLPGA, right?

SHI HYUN AHN: Yeah.

Q. Okay.
MATT HAAS: So she was a sponsor invite this week.

Q. Oh, really?
MATT HASS: Did you get the sponsor invite because you won the tournament in Korea?

SHI HYUN AHN: Last year.

Q. Was this a Kia sponsor?
MATT HAAS: So she won a tournament in Korea last year to get a sponsor invite into this event this year on LPGA.

Q. Tournament sponsored by Kia in Korea?
SHI HYUN AHN: Yes.

Q. Congratulations.
SHI HYUN AHN: Thank you.

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