VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA LPGA TEXAS CLASSIC

July 2, 2021

Celine Boutier

Old American Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. 4-under 67, bogey-free in fact. I would imagine it played a little tougher. How did you manage quite a masterful bogey-free performance?

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, it did play a little bit tougher because of the pin positions, it was a little trick trickier and it was playing a little bit longer because of the rain. So it was definitely a different course, but I felt like I played better because I didn't really miss that many greens or like I managed to make up-and-down any time I missed a green, which wasn't the case yesterday. But I did make a lot of birdies yesterday too. So I feel like my game in general is like pretty good, I just have to keep it up for the weekend.

Q. Can you think of examples during your round today where maybe you looked at your caddie and said, Wow, this yardage is way different than I had here yesterday, because of the rain that was on the course?

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, I mean, definitely the par-5s like No. 2 and number 17, I managed to reach them in two both of the holes yesterday, and today I had to lay up and play a three-shot hole. A lot of tee shots on the front I had to hit driver instead of 3-wood. So you definitely have to be cautious about the club selection for sure off the tee because it's played a little bit different. But yeah, except for that -- I played here a lot so I feel like I can kind of know.

Q. How thankful are you to have finished round 2? You get to enjoy some sleep and just focus on two more rounds instead of having to come back and finish in the morning?

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, super thankful. I didn't think the delay was going to be that long, to be honest. So I felt like I was taking for granted the fact that we were going to finish. But then as it kept going I was definitely happy to be in this wave of the draw and just got to focus on the weekend now.

Q. I remember we talked after you set the 18-hole scoring record at Mediheal, it seemed like you had some good golf in your pocket lately, what has led to some of the low numbers that you've been able to throw out lately?

CELINE BOUTIER: I'm not sure. I feel like everything is just clicking in the radio way. I definitely had slow start to the season, but I feel like my game overall is coming together really nice, so I hope I can take advantage of that for the last couple weeks.

Q. We're seeing the Solheim Cup Celine come out, I guess.

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, I guess. Thank you.