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U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPAugust 5, 2019Michaela MorardWest Point, Mississippi Q. What kicked in at the end? MICHAELA MORARD: It was mostly my approach shots because, well, I was struggling to get my driver and through it straight, too, so that was it, too, and then the back nine I started hitting them good because I figured out how to keep my foot down in my swing, which I wasn't on the front, and then I started hitting fairways, which gave me good shots into the green, and then I started just hitting them to like three or four feet and then making putts. Q. How long were the putts on 15, 16, 17? I saw the one at 18 was about six feet. MICHAELA MORARD: Yes. Q. What did you hit in there? MICHAELA MORARD: Into 18? I had a three-quarter 8-iron. Q. 15? MICHAELA MORARD: 15 was like -- because I went for it in two and then chipped it up to like two feet. And then 16 was about four feet. 17 was about three feet, and then 18 was -- Q. So what were your clubs on 16 and 17? MICHAELA MORARD: On 16, I had a 6-iron into the green. Q. From? MICHAELA MORARD: From like 155 because it was playing uphill. And then on 17 I had 8-iron because it was 135 into the wind, and then on 18 I had 139, so I hit a three-quarter 8. Q. You're from Alabama, so you're a little used to this type of conditions, the weather, the golf course, grasses, that kind of stuff. Do you feel comfortable and at home playing here? MICHAELA MORARD: Yeah, I did. The weather aspect is a definitely a huge advantage because where I'm from, it gets so humid in the summer because it'll rain and then be so humid for the next week. So I was used to that, which helped. The fairways, we don't have these kinds of fairways where I play, but we have them where I live so I can get around to play on them sometimes. And then I love fast greens, so I love putting on these. Q. Have you played here before? MICHAELA MORARD: No, I haven't. When I went on my Mississippi state visit we drove the course but we never played it. Q. Does the course suit your eye? MICHAELA MORARD: Yeah, I love the way this course looks. I was talking to my coach about it, too, but yeah, I really like the way the course looks. Q. It's a match play event so you know the drill, you play in a lot of these things. This does set you up pretty nicely for tomorrow where you don't feel like you've got to grind over everything? MICHAELA MORARD: Yes, sir. Q. And you're coming off a decent week at the Girls' Junior? MICHAELA MORARD: Yes, sir. Q. Second round you lost to Yuka? MICHAELA MORARD: Well, I lost to Rose, but she was 8-under through 11. I was like 3-under, so it wasn't bad. Q. How do you beat somebody that's 8-under through 11? MICHAELA MORARD: No, Rose is a great player, though. I'm really good friends with her. Q. Not here this week, she's at the Pan-Am Games. MICHAELA MORARD: Yeah, I'll be watching her. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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