U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

August 3, 2020

Maria Fernanda-Escauriza

Woodmont Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. How have you been liking the course so far?

MARIA FERNANDA-ESCAURIZA: Well, it's kind of tough because the course is super wet, so the driver just bounces and stays there, and then you have like a 5-iron in, so it's kind of hard to leave it on the green.

Q. You played well, though; what was working?

MARIA FERNANDA-ESCAURIZA: Yeah, my second shots, my irons were -- I only missed three greens, and then my putting was okay. I made three birdies and no bogeys, so I guess that helped a lot.

Q. It's been a weird year; have you been able to play much golf this summer?

MARIA FERNANDA-ESCAURIZA: No, not really. Golf back home just started opening up everything, so there's no tournaments. That's why I had to come here and try to find some tournaments and play.

Q. When did you come back over here?

MARIA FERNANDA-ESCAURIZA: The 29th.

Q. So this is your first tournament of the summer?

MARIA FERNANDA-ESCAURIZA: Yeah. There was only one flight to come back, so I had to come on that one.

Q. And then lastly, this is a long week; how do you kind of stay prepared for such a long tournament?

MARIA FERNANDA-ESCAURIZA: Yeah, first make the cut, of course. That's the first priority. And then just -- I like playing match play, so hopefully that helps me a lot. And yeah, just focus day by day.