ISPS HANDA WORLD INVITATIONAL

July 29, 2021

Stephanie Kyriacou

Galgorm Castle & Massereene Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Out in 37 but back in 33 today. How have you found the conditions here at Massereene?

STEPHANIE KYRIACOU: The greens are really, really good. They're rolling so nicely. I mean, the start of the day was a little bit iffy with the weather, crosswinds and rain, but it got nicer in the end and it was just a little bit of a drizzle. So yeah, the course has held up really well with the amount of rain it's had.

Q. A few others have said that it was quite windy when you were out there. Did you find that, as well?

STEPHANIE KYRIACOU: Yeah, and I found that it kind of swirled a little bit, as well, so that was a bit annoying. But yeah, overall it wasn't as windy as I thought it was going to be, but still a little bit in there.

Q. You got three birdies in a row, 4, 5, 6. What were they like?

STEPHANIE KYRIACOU: They were good. I had just come off another bogey on 2, and I thought, if I can just get back to square, it's not that bad. And then I holed a long putt on 4 and I holed maybe a little slider on 5, and then I knew I had the two par-5s coming up, which gave me another good chance, and yeah, I managed to make up-and-down on the 6th, and yeah, that was the end of it. Not really anything exciting.

Q. And always nice to close a round out with a birdie, as well?

STEPHANIE KYRIACOU: Yeah, I actually probably shouldn't have hit driver off the tee, but it worked out, so it's fine now, and I don't have to play that hole again, so it's not like I learned from my mistakes.

Q. What's the preparation like now for tomorrow going back to Galgorm?

STEPHANIE KYRIACOU: Yeah, I'm going to go do a little bit of practice there, but I played there yesterday, and yeah, it's lovely. I'm actually excited to play there, see how it goes.

Q. What was it like playing in a group with Esther and Atthaya? Obviously Esther won the Order of Merit in 2019, Atthaya leading, you've won this year. Very good group for us.

STEPHANIE KYRIACOU: Yeah, when I saw the group I was pretty stoked. I haven't played with Atthaya, and I haven't played with Gina yet, but I've become close with her, so it was good. I played with Esther a couple years ago, so yeah, it was a nice good group, solid golf.