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SWINGING SKIRTS LPGA TAIWAN CHAMPIONSHIPOctober 25, 2018Haeji KangTaipei, Taiwan Q. Great round, bogey-free. Five birdies. Can you just tell me how it was out there today? HAEJI KANG: I actually hit it really solid. I hit a lot of shots close to the flag today and around the greens. I made a couple putts but I also missed quite a bit of mid-footers, like 15-footer. So yeah, I felt really good out there. Because I kind of think too much sometimes out there, so I just told my caddie that I would just keep it simple and then just play and then see how I go and then I played really good. Q. So you had a lot of chances. You could have gone even lower, you think? HAEJI KANG: I think so, but I'm really happy with my putter today because I know that's a really good score out here. Q. Did you just tell yourself going into the week that this week you wouldn't be thinking as much out there. HAEJI KANG: Yes, because last week I was kind of thinking too much and then I had mistakes from like too much thinking. So I just told my caddie just keep it simple and play, yeah. Q. Do you do anything -- do you have any like tricks just to keep your mind off things, not think too much? HAEJI KANG: When I'm walking towards the ball, I just try to talk to my caddie a lot. It just relaxes me. Rather than worry before the shot, I just try to be more aggressive. That really helps, yeah. Q. Have you been working on anything else in your game recently? HAEJI KANG: I honestly think in my game, it's nothing else other than mentality. So I just try to keep my mind strong, and here I am. Q. Do you remember the last time you were up high on a leaderboard? HAEJI KANG: I played well in The Scottish Open. I came third. That was the last time. Q. Did you feel like this week, maybe, would be different? HAEJI KANG: I don't really like expecting things, like too much before, because that will like make me expect and then play bad. So I'll try to have fun and see how I go. Q. Did you set any goals for the rest of the season? HAEJI KANG: Well, I'm coming back from injury, so like I'm actually, I feel very grateful that I'm in the Asia tournaments, but I would love to finish in the Top-50 this year, and then yeah, start off from the Asia events next year. Q. What was the injury? HAEJI KANG: My wrist injury. It's been there for like three years. Q. What is it specifically? HAEJI KANG: I forgot the name of the injury name. It's like a water feeling in the wrist and it really hurts. Q. Is it something that you did that caused it? HAEJI KANG: It just popped up. Maybe I guess too much practice. Q. Were you out for a while? HAEJI KANG: I was out but like I wasn't -- I couldn't really practice much, and then like being out here, you know, like all the girls are practicing hard and then you get to play well. But I didn't feel like being out here because I was injured, and I knew that I wasn't ready because, yeah, I didn't really get to practice much. Q. How much time did you take off, and when was that? HAEJI KANG: I pretty much took like the winter season, like a whole two months or three months. Then was better, but when I started hitting balls again, it just got worse and then like, yeah, it was on and off. So I was kind of frustrated about it. Q. Did you have to miss any tournaments because of it? HAEJI KANG: A couple tournaments, yes, I did. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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