HONDA LPGA THAILAND

May 7, 2021

Amy Yang

Siam Country Club Pattaya, Old Course

Quick Quotes

Q. I want to start at yesterday.

AMY YANG: Yesterday?

Q. Yesterday. The four bogeys on that front nine, and now here you are just three shots out of the lead. Take me through what was going through your mind as you got to the back nine yesterday?

AMY YANG: I started off a little bit off. My swing wasn't there, and I got to like couple unlucky breaks from bunkers. But I quickly like get out of it and I could focus on my swing better on the back nine.

And actually my putting have been really good last couple rounds, so it's been really good, yeah.

Q. What was the mindset heading into today's round maybe compared to yesterday?

AMY YANG: You know, all I tried to do was just keep a lot of things simple. When I get on the green, read it, and just put a good stroke in it with a good speed. That's all about it, yeah.

Q. When you were starting to feel your momentum today did it feel like you were playing the last years when you won?

AMY YANG: Yeah, it was kind of like -- yeah, I mean, like I was hitting the ball really solid and gave myself lots of good chances.

Like I said, putting have been rolling really good last couple -- not just last couple of days, it's like last past weeks, so I'm feeling good about my game right now.

Q. The back nine here you are 11-under over the past two days. What is about the back nine that makes you feel so confident?

AMY YANG: I mean, I don't -- you know, I don't know. I just go out there, have fun, and do the best I can. Just enjoy out there, yeah.

Q. You got started on the back nine today with two back-to-back birdies on 10 and 11. Did that kick start the momentum for the rest of the day?

AMY YANG: Yeah.

Q. What were your thoughts going into No. 10 and 11?

AMY YANG: I mean, thought I played -- you know, compared to yesterday, played really good front nine, and those couple birdies on 10 and 11 gave me good momentum going through the back nine, yeah.

Q. What has been the most challenging and difficult situation that you think you've had to get out of during the last two rounds?

AMY YANG: Most difficult?

Q. Yeah.

AMY YANG: I would say like beginning of yesterday's round I was kind of, I don't know, like I was trying to focus but I was a little bit off. That part was the hardest part.

But then later in the day and until now I been able to focus better and starting to just enjoy more on the course.

Q. What did you say to yourself mentally after that front nine yesterday that maybe kick started things for you?

AMY YANG: You know, I was just accept like what is going on and just try to like go back to simple things again, like not thinking about what has been past.

Like so what I try to do is just keep swinging with good tempo and just be simple on the putting green.

Q. What do you think of this year's course conditions compared to the past years? Is it a little bit the same or is it more different?

AMY YANG: It's different. It's definitely playing for softer and it's more wet out there because of rain, but it's still -- they been doing good job. The course is in good shape, yeah.

Q. How do you usually have your game plan going for Siam Country Club on a normal day? What do you focus on as you make your way through the round?

AMY YANG: You know, I mean, like not just here, I do every week is have like simple thoughts on the course. That's the most important thing that I always have in my mind.

Q. Do you have any tricks for people, for golf fans, who would like to have fun out here at Siam Country Club and do well in the LPGA conditions?

AMY YANG: What was the question again?

Q. Do you have any tricks for people, golf fans, that want to have fun out here at Siam Country Club playing in LPGA-like conditions?

AMY YANG: I mean, what's -- you know...

Q. What would you is say to golf fans about having fun out here and what does it take to get through this golf course?

AMY YANG: What is the fun -- how to have fun?

Q. Yeah, just on this golf course.

AMY YANG: Like prepare -- for me, prepare everything I can do before the shots and just accept whatever happens. I think golf is more -- because you never know what's going to happen, yeah, I think that's the fun part. Sometimes it gives you stress, but I do enjoy it.

Q. How much did today's round give your confidence a boost?

AMY YANG: Have a good momentum going on right now and I feel good about my game, so I really looking forward to play weekends.

Q. I thought you were going to say for fun you would order sticky rice in the middle of the round. Did you have any conversations with Jan yesterday and did she give you any advice?

AMY YANG: Jan?

Q. Yeah.

AMY YANG: I mean, he knows what I'm working on so just we -- he just tell me like, Amy, stop thinking about too much. Let's just keep it simple.

Just that, keep it simple, that word, helps me a lot on the course.

Q. How does it help you?

AMY YANG: How? Like makes me try like not to think much about it, like think about what's going to happen in the future and what happened in the past, things like that. I just let go of them.

Q. And you were mentioning your swing felt off on the front nine yesterday. What in particular was off?

AMY YANG: Just felt like my body wasn't moving so well. My rhythm felt little off because of that.

And starting back nine I just focused on my rhythm I been practicing on and got better.

Q. One last from me. What are you going to be focusing on as you take on round three here tomorrow?

AMY YANG: Round three what I'm going to focus on, I'm just going to do the same: Keep it simple. I don't want to give myself pressure too much. Just going to go out there best I can do -- do best I can.