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OMEGA DUBAI LADIES CLASSICDecember 9, 2017Camille ChevalierDubai, United Arab Emirates Q. How do you assess your week here? How did you feel throughout the tournament? Were you nervous or were you able to concentrate on the play? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Well, I was quite nervous, actually, because I feel like I still don't realize that I won a tournament, so I have all this attention before before I had none. I was able to still manage -- but I will be able to manage, to do it later on. Yeah, I was quite nervous at the beginning, but now, I just enjoy the tournament, because it's a really fun one. Q. First time here in Dubai? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: First time in Dubai, it's really fun. Q. What does it mean to you to win Rookie of the Year? Pretty big accolade. A lot of very top, good players have won that over the years. CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Well, I'm very excited. It means that I reached some of my goals, and I'm very happy with how I improved this year, and I'm very excited to see what 2018 has for me. Q. What are you going to do for Christmas? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: I'm going to ski, after Christmas, but before, we're going to Miami with my family because my brother is playing in this tournament in Miami, so I'm going there. But I think I'm going to chill. I don't know if I'm going to play. Q. What's the name of the tournament? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: I can't remember what it's called, this tournament in Miami. I think it was called the Orange Bowl but now it's called something else, but I really cannot remember. Q. About the year as a whole, can you believe that you had such a good rookie year? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yes, I had a great rookie year. It was really awesome. I played really good golf. At the end of the year, I played good golf. At the beginning of the year, it was quite hard, but that's okay. It was a great year and I learned so many, and I'm so excited for next year. Q. A bit more information about you as a person. You told me if you weren't going to become a professional golfer, you will start your own business in energy. CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yes. Q. So why did you want to do that? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Because I have a few ideas, but I'm not going to tell you the ideas. Q. So maybe in the future you will continue with that idea? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yes, for sure. I think it's going to be actually pretty good. I mean, everybody says that. Everybody has ideas. But I think my ideas, I think they could be good, if I just get some fund-raising and stuff. I think it will work, I'm pretty sure. Q. So you're going to be a businesswoman, as well and play golf? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yes, after. After I will have some money with golf, after that I will have enough money to raise my business, so I will raise my business. That's the plan. Q. How much do you need? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: I don't know. Probably a few thousand. But it's okay. I'm on a good track. Q. Did you enjoy the year, the first year on Tour? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: I did. I think the Tour is real fun. People here are really nice, and it just feels like a big family, and the atmosphere is really fun. I didn't expect that. I expect that people are going to be just like LPGA has. I heard kind of like, not very nice to each other. But here, people are super nice to each other. So it's really cool. I'm very happy to be here and I'm very honoured to be part of this tour. Q. And next year, do you have any goals or ambitions for 2018? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yes, my goals are to win other tournaments and to be even better in the ranking. Q. Who is your favorite player in golf in general? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Rickie Fowler. Q. What about in sports in general? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: I really like Roger Federer, because has good values and he's a great athlete. But I really like Rickie Fowler because I think he's cool. Q. And what do you like to do in your spare time when you're not playing golf? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: I like to hang out in nature because I love nature. Q. Walking? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yeah, walking in beautiful landscapes in the Alps, it's beautiful. I like to ski. Q. Are you good? What's your level? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yes, I ski as a walk. Q. So what about in France, everyone skis all the time, right? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Well, not everyone, but a lot of people. It depends where you live. I lived pretty -- I still live pretty close to the Alps, so it's very easy for me to go. It's just two hours of car and just go ski. Q. And do you have any nicknames? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yeah, one of my friends in the US, my teammates, she used to call me CC, Cold Camille. It's a joke, but they do call me like this. Q. What's the best part of your game this year and what would you like to work on next year? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: My putting was very good in year, not this week, but this year. And next year, I have to get stronger, hitter, and also, I need to hit my long irons and hybrids on the green more, hit more greens, basically, with my long irons, get on the green more often. Q. So you'll be working on that in the new year? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yes. Q. Are you going to play in Australia? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yes. Q. So start the season in February down under? CAMILLE CHEVALIER: It is starting in February? I thought at the end of January. Q. I guess you have to travel. The first round of tournament is the first of February. CAMILLE CHEVALIER: Yes, yes, going to Australia. It's going to be fun. Excited. I think it's four weeks in a row. I've never been to Australia, so excited. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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