HONDA LPGA THAILAND

May 8, 2021

Chella Choi

Siam Country Club Pattaya, Old Course

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Chella, what an outstanding day for you here. A nice amount of birdies. Just overall take me through the third round.

CHELLA CHOI: You know, like I couldn't focus well all game today and it's very hot and humid and so many bugs here, but we really enjoy staying here and we can play here, and we very thankful to LPGA and thankful to Honda, so we trying to very like exciting to play here.

Q. When did you really feel the momentum kick up for you, start building during this round?

CHELLA CHOI: Starting first hole. (Laughter.) Yeah, I play with Hannah and Hannah play so well, so I trying to follow her and she very straight and far and putting so really good, so I trying to follow her.

So that's why I play really good today.

Q. You started with three birdies in a row on your front nine. How confident did you feel after that hot start?

CHELLA CHOI: I didn't know that. When I made a birdie No. 3 so I feel like, Oh, made it again. So I very like exciting to play, work with my dad, and, yeah.

Q. What's it like being out here in Thailand again competing at this tournament?

CHELLA CHOI: You know, it's very tough to play here when we travel and we just stay in hotel and we just golf course, hotel, and we eat only in-room dining. So it's very tough, but we trying to very like enjoy stay here and we can play and I trying to positive thinking.

Q. You were able to close with a birdie on the par-5 18th. How much confidence did that give you heading into tomorrow, do you think?

CHELLA CHOI: I hope tomorrow same, but today was shot and putting was really good, and I trying to like when I read and when I putting was really good to read, to stroke.

So was really good, and I trying to focus on game today -- tomorrow, too.