LPGA MEDIHEAL CHAMPIONSHIP

June 11, 2021

Patty Tavatanakit

Lake Merced Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. How important is this course, especially after a major week, just to stay steady? It's still challenging.

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah, it is still challenging. Just like typical NorCal golf type of deal. Windy and stay patient out there.

It played a little -- I feel like after the Olympic Club everything just seems a little bit more less stressful around the course with the rough and everything. I feel like everything is doable out there.

But there is a lot of work to do still. It's just not that we played in tough condition and it's like nothing this week.

Q. How difficult is it after the stress of a major, particularly a major at a course like Olympic Club, to remain focused when you come to an event like this?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: I feel like last week took a lot out of me just mentally, physically, and everything. I feel like there is a lot going on. Obviously I had three caddies in a week.

Q. I didn't know that.

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah. And then just try to stay focused and just like believing in my ability to score, I think that's really important. That's what kept my round going the past two days.

Q. You started off bogey, bogey today. What did you rely on in your recent experiences to right the ship?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: I just -- I was really calm out there. I didn't feel too insecure. Just kind of was an acceptance that I'm not hitting it my best right now this week because I'm physically tired. I don't know where my swing is at. A whole lot going on.

Just try to score the best I can, and that basically has been my goal for the past two days. Just try to score and get up and down here and there and, you know, occasionally I'll hit one close and I'll be able to move up a couple shots.

Q. Is there something about a golf game when you can maybe throw the intricacies out of it and just worry about scoring instead of trying to fine tune everything?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: I think so. I'm relying on the imperfection of the game and just play with whatever I have. I know my swing stuff is probably not the best right now, but you still got to manage and learn how to play around it or still able to score.

I can still win this tournament.

Q. We continue to see your name at the top of the leaderboard. Is that becoming the goal week in and week out --

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah.

Q. -- on your end?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah. I feel like as long as I have high finishes and just try to play the best I can, you know, get the win is great, but if not, just top 10, Top 5, it's always a good week.

You always walk out of the course going home with the satisfaction of feeling like, Okay, I had a good week. What's next?

Q. Do you feel that you -- from a -- I guess I don't know how it word this. Do you feel like you've not only backed up your performance at ANA, but people take notice now when they see your name climbing a leaderboard?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah, you know, I've been playing solidly and my name, I feel like it's always kind of up there. I feel like I'm on an upward trend with my game right now.

If anything is going to go wrong, it's not going to be as bad. It's just that time -- that time of game and life in general. It's just like you're playing well, like whatever you do it's just going to kind of be like okay, or if you do great it's going to be great. I just take it as of that.

But I just feel like I still need to work hard and try to be the better player and the best player I can be.