LPGA MEDIHEAL CHAMPIONSHIP

June 13, 2021

Hannah Green

Lake Merced Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Before we get to the eagle, birdies at 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 18.

HANNAH GREEN: Uh-huh, yeah.

Q. Any of those stand out in particular in the round today to get you going?

HANNAH GREEN: I hit the ball a lot better today. The first few days I wasn't really hitting it well off the tee, so never really giving myself opportunities to hit the green.

So I don't actually know how many I hit today, but more than I have the entire week. I gave myself good opportunities and felt confident over those putts. Sounds really obnoxious, but I had a few more opportunities from close range and didn't feel comfortable with them and didn't put a good stroke. Just bobbled all over the place.

Super happy with the round. Felt like it was possible out there, but obviously had to have everything going, so it was nice to finish like that.

Q. Speaking of greens in regulation, you had 16.

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, okay.

Q. That's pretty good.

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah.

Q. How about the eagle on 15, just play that hole through for us.

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, so I had 186 meters for my second and hit a 4-iron just to the middle of the green and drained a long putt probably 40 feet, which is the probably the longest putt I've holed the last two weeks we've been here in San Francisco.

So was it really nice to have that on the Aon hole as well as for eagle.

Q. Yeah.

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, so that helped a little bit. But it was, yeah, again it was bobbling around and I was like, Come on, just hold. So it was nice. That was obviously a big confidence booster. I struggled with 16 tee shot all week, so to come off an eagle and then feel a bit more confident on that tee really helped me.

Q. You bombed it?

HANNAH GREEN: Yes, I hit a good one, which is nice. (Laughter.) Yeah, definitely kept the round going.

Q. How much different did the marine layer make the course?

HANNAH GREEN: It was hard to see. I feel like my caddie and I already struggle to see the ball descend just with our eyesight, so just having the slight fog really made it difficult.

But then it also kind of made me play to the middle of the green because I couldn't see the pin and be as aggressive, wasn't as aggressive.

But I'm just glad that I managed to get my entire round done, and hopefully the final group doesn't have to have any delays either. It's not really looking much better looking down the fairway right now. So hopefully they make it and there is to playoffs and delays.

Q. Yeah. I don't know how, I mean I'm sure there has been plenty of situations where they've called it with this...

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah.

Q. Got to get it done, right?

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, for sure, for sure.

Q. We're going to the east coast now. What's the biggest thing in just adjusting to that and going back that way?

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, it's going to be hard with the time zone. Obviously been very comfortable being on the west coast for three weeks. Tomorrow waking up for my entire travel day will be hard. Tuesday morning I think I want to get into that as soon as possible.

But, yeah, this is going to be my fourth event, so just want to make sure I take it easy. Obviously want to be in contention, but KPMG is the one I'm striving for because I'm going home after that. That would be nice to have a trophy with me.

But, no, it's going to be interesting to play Meijer again since we didn't play there last year, especially having the added length. It's probably a good thing that I had a break last year so I can't really remember the course, especially with like the configuration how it changed last time we played.

But, yeah, super excited to go back there. I've got a host family. She's lovely. So be nice environment, and, yeah, KPMG super excited about. Everyone is raving about Atlanta Athletic Club, so, yeah, can't wait to see it in person.

Q. Last one I got for you: You have been in this position a lot on Sundays. You make that charge on Sundays.

HANNAH GREEN: Uh-huh.

Q. Have you ever analyzed during the week, I see myself doing this on Sundays a lot; what do I need to do to do that and find the winner's circle?

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, it's nice that I do have a good weekend. I feel like my first two years I was just striving to make the cut and then golfing around on the weekend.

So I guess it's nice to have experience of being in contention, and obviously having a couple wins you're never really out of it. Obviously that's the goal, is to have many weeks in the Top 10 and keep putting myself around it.

So I'm hoping next week and KPMG I can put myself in a better start the first couple days and just keep going.

Q. That KPMG event sounds like you got it circled.

HANNAH GREEN: It's important, yes.