LPGA MEDIHEAL CHAMPIONSHIP

June 13, 2021

Lydia Ko

Lake Merced Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. A tough test of golf I would say Lake Merced is, especially after coming off a U.S. Women's Open. How pleased are you just with the effort that you showed this week?

LYDIA KO: Yeah, apart from the first day I played really solid. I think there were just a few putts that could have gone in. Could have, should have, but didn't. (Laughter.)

But other than that, I played really solid. That's all you can do. I don't know where I'm going to finish at the end of the day, but I think it's good to kind of get back on some good momentum. I finished strong last week on the last day of the U.S. Women's Open, so I think that gave me a little bit of confidence.

But when you been playing well and you have a mediocre week kind of throws you off a little bit. I think hopefully this week will put me back on track.

Q. You had four birdies today to close out the final round, Nos. 4, 5, 11, and 12. Any of those you enjoyed a little more than the others?

LYDIA KO: Probably my birdie -- was a very stress-free birdie on 4, which is nice. It's always nice when you can just walk up and you're just tapping in for the next one.

And I made -- I hit actually a really good second shot into 11 that took a really big bounce, which I was surprised. And then the putt that went in probably was going quite a bit by, so the hole got in the way perfectly.

But, yeah, you know, everything was good. I think I should have kind of made my birdie on 17. That would've been nice.

But it is what it is, and, yeah, I'll take 2-under.

Q. Off to Meijer?

LYDIA KO: Yes, going tomorrow. It's a long way because you lose time, and then just going from the west coast to the east coast. I'm excited to go back to the home side. Yeah, no, love it here. I don't think we play on the west coast for the rest of the year, so looking forward to coming back next year.

Q. What's the biggest thing in transporting across time zones and making sure that you're rested and healthy and ready to go for Meijer?

LYDIA KO: Yeah, tomorrow I think I fly at 9:00 and get in at 7:00, so it's a long travel day. Making sure I'm eating well, sleeping well, and I normally don't have a probable with sleeping, so we'll get enough of that on the plane.