HONDA LPGA THAILAND

May 6, 2021

Ashleigh Buhai

Siam Country Club Pattaya, Old Course

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, as the temperatures soar here in Thailand, how satisfied are you with your 5-under today?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Yeah, really happy. Obviously we were lucky we got 12 holes of cooler weather. And how we got through without a delay today was a miracle for us.

Yeah, obviously very, very happy with how I played today.

Q. It's definitely been a different course a lot people have said especially with these conditions with the rain last night. You've been here twice before. Would you agree with that?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Yeah, it's obviously very soft. It was playing soft before, but with the rain you could just fire at the flags, even out of the rough you could stay aggressive, and I think that's why scoring is really good.

Q. When di you feel as if you really picked up momentum in the round today?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: I played the front nine in 2-under and I could have been a couple more, and then I birdied I think like 11 and 12, I mean, yeah -- no, 12 and 13. Holed some good putts there and felt that that was really good going.

Then lipped out on 13 and made one on the hole 15, whatever it was. So, yeah. It was good.

Q. Usually a lot times people talk about these greens being slick, firm. How much did you have to kind of switch any preparation you had from the practice rounds as they were definitely feeling different?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Yeah, like I said, the course of soft already, and the considering we had so much rain the greens were still really quick, especially downhill. You have to be very cautious. Uphill into the green you can be more aggressive. I didn't feel I had to adjust too much.

Q. What is there to look forward to tomorrow hopefully get maybe some cooler temperatures? What are you looking to improve upon?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Not too much. If I just did what I did today -- my results haven't been great the last few weeks but I've been hitting it well and the putter has been cold, and today that was the difference. Holed the putts. Hopefully I can keep this feeling and keep rolling and the feeling I found.