MEIJER LPGA CLASSIC

June 18, 2021

Anna Nordqvist

Blythefield Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Anna, 7 birdies today. Solid performance. Take us through how you got it done.

ANNA NORDQVIST: Yeah, I ended up getting off to a good start. Made a putt off the fringe there the first hole. Started a little bit finding a rhythm, but hit a lot of good putts and ended up making a few and missed two somewhat good par putts there on 9 and 10.

But then after that started getting really windy so I don't know if I just focused a little bit more. Hit a really good shot in on the par-5, 14, and 15, so I birdied those two and hit a good shot in on the last.

So I feel like the last six or seven holes I felt really good about my game and just kept grinding. I feel like I had really good speed this week, and that's helped me a lot.

Q. You and Lizette combined 20-under; throw Janet in there combined 25-under over the first two days. A pretty solid group. Just watching each other did you have the feeling that you could continue to go low and feed off each other?

ANNA NORDQVIST: Yeah, I think it definitely helps when the group is making putts or playing well. I feel like we had a really good rhythm. Janet played well maybe one or two holes today. Overall she's been playing really solid, too.

Was fun to watch Lizette today. She really hit it great. She had a really good score there, so definitely helps to have a good group out there.

Q. You mentioned 9 and 10. Obviously bogey, bogey back-to-back. How did you refocus?

ANNA NORDQVIST: I think the par putt on 18 was what, six or seven feet, and the same with the one on the first hole.

I actually thought I hit two good putts. Just maybe a little bit firm. So I just tried to stay patient. I felt like right after those that's when the wind really started kicking up.

So I had a 7-iron into 12 today, and the other day in the pro-am it was just like a little gap wedge. So it started playing a little bit different, but I feel like the last couple weeks, I mean, I've really stayed patient and I've been grinding a lot. It's not easy, and I feel like there was a lot of tough pins out there today, so just got to stay a little bit patient on those and hit for the middle of the green, take your two-putt, and go.

Q. You mentioned the wind helping you focus a little bit more. I know you touched on this with Zach, playing with Lizette and seeing someone put up those scores kind of helps push you a little bit. How do those two things help keep you focused?

ANNA NORDQVIST: Yeah, I think definitely, I mean, you play with someone who makes birdies and you just don't want to be worse yourself. Kind of motivates you to keep going. There is a lot of good birdie holes out here, especially the par-5s, so I feel like you just got to stay in it, give yourself chances.

You're not going to make all of them, but you're never going to really be too far off if you keep giving yourself chances.

Q. One back as of now heading into the weekend. What's the mindset heading into Saturday?

ANNA NORDQVIST: I mean, I assume there will be some good scores in the afternoon, too. The greens were a lot softer today obviously with the rain this morning.

I'm just trying to keep working on my game and find more consistency than I have had this year. So I'm looking forward to this weekend and hopefully I can just keep giving myself good opportunities and make more putts.