MEIJER LPGA CLASSIC

June 18, 2021

Nelly Korda

Blythefield Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Nelly, 6-under 66 on day two. Take us through the day. Just few different conditions out there with the rain overnight and some wind on the back nine.

NELLY KORDA: Yeah, it was definitely -- the greens were definitely a lot softer today so you could be more aggressive. Yesterday in to the afternoon they were really slow but really bouncy and firm. It was like a really weird combo.

So I could really hit my numbers today, and I had a lot of good numbers going in. That eagle helped as well on 8.

Q. Take us through 8 if you don't mind from start to finish. How did you manage the eagle?

NELLY KORDA: I hit my drive pretty well. It's a pretty tight fairway. Had a 6-iron in. Hit a little bit of a controlled high 6-iron and probably had like 25 feet; rolled it in the center. It was nice.

Q. 16 seemed like a bit of a tough hole for you. What happened there?

NELLY KORDA: I just kind of hooked my tee shot into the left rough, and then I thought -- sometimes out of the rough it jumps. It was straight downwind so I thought it would jump out of the rough, but it didn't.

When you short side yourself there it's a pretty hard chip with this po grass. It's kind of hard to bump it into the slope, and there is no way I could fly it because then you would have a downhill putt and you don't really want a downhill putt on that hole.

So kind of made a miss there.

Q. How do weather delays impact the professional golfer and what can you do to combat some of those things?

NELLY KORDA: Yeah, I mean, definitely tired out here. You have to stay concentrated. I got up at 5:00 and then I was on my way to the course when my caddie texted me that there was a two-hour delay, so I just went back and tried to relax a little before coming out here, because it was going to be a long day.

Q. Birdie on 18. What does that confidence do for you going into the weekend?

NELLY KORDA: Yeah, whenever you can birdie your final hole it's always a good feeling to sleep on that. Just a lot of birdie opportunities out here. I mean, I had a 9-iron into 18 today, so the wind is downwind, so it's gettable.

Q. I got to ask, you got boyfriend Andreas Athanasiou out here to see you. That's a name a lot of people remember from his days with the Griffins. What was it like to have him out there and also some young girls and fans back out again?

NELLY KORDA: It's nice. It's nice to have -- my parents aren't out this week, so it's nice to have a familiar face in the crowd. For the crowds and for the little kids it's super nice to see them out again.

I definitely miss the feeling of people cheering you on, and if you've had a bad hole they're still cheering you on. With the kids, whenever you get to inspire the next generation or someone to look up to you it's a great feeling. Hopefully they can maybe do it one day.

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NELLY KORDA: Yeah. I mean, I spent sometime in Detroit with him. I know he said that a couple people have recognized him. I'm like, So you're the superstar here this week.