LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP

April 16, 2021

Amy Yang

Kapolei Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Amy Yang. What a round for you, fully taking advantage of moving day. How are you feeling after today?

AMY YANG: Thank you. You know, I was hitting the ball really solid out there and also putted so well.

The hitting ball was very solid and I gave myself a lot of good chances, and at the same time putting was working well, so it was helping me like shooting low score today.

Q. Yeah. This is a gettable course, as we've seen from some the early scores today. What pushed you to really be aggressive out there?

AMY YANG: I mean, you know, I just try to be myself out there. You know, just have fun and just do one thing at a time. That was all about it, yeah.

Q. You had your ace yesterday and then quite a round today. What stood out to you or what do you think really got the momentum going for you?

AMY YANG: The hole-in-one?

Q. Well, since the hole-in-one and then you put together this moving day round, what do you think built the momentum as you finished out strong?

AMY YANG: I mean, definitely, I mean, like I'm really happy with my -- like how I hit this week and it really gives me good momentum going through the weekend, and looking forward to play tomorrow.

Q. What have you been working on as you have gotten ready for the LOTTE Championship?

AMY YANG: You know, not only LOTTE Championship, I been working on some like simple tempo on my swing and just keep a lot of things simple than thinking a lot of things, yeah.

Q. How much does that help when you go back to keeping things simple?

AMY YANG: It is, yeah, it really helps. Sometimes can get -- like you can get a lot of thinking out there, but really helps me like calm down and I can just move forward, focus on the next shot.

Q. I feel like you're also pretty calm on the course and don't really let the emotions get to you. Is it from your experience playing out here that you're good at just kind of compartmentalizing all the emotions?

AMY YANG: I mean, I do get nervous and excited out there, but I been practicing like to stay calm and be patient, so...

Q. You've really taken advantage of today and moved yourself near the leaders at this point. What's the mindset as you head into the final day here at LOTTE?

AMY YANG: You know, just like I said, I'm hitting the ball solid. I'm happy with my game right now, so I'm just going to practice a little bit, go back to the hotel, and rest for tomorrow and just -- I'm going to have fun out there tomorrow.

Q. When you got to No. 12 today did you think about what happened yesterday?

AMY YANG: (Laughter.) Yeah, I did. That was really good, yeah.