AIG WOMEN'S OPEN

August 20, 2021

Nelly Korda

Mixed Zone

Q. Nelly, what was the difference? Were the putts not dropping?

NELLY KORDA: I wasn't putting well. The putts weren't dropping. The afternoon the greens got bumpy, and I got on the wrong side of those bumps. So they were constantly missing, but that's golf.

Everyone keeps talking about how I'm playing so well, but I'm going to shoot bad scores. I'm human. So just a little punch of reality that I'm human, and I'm going to continue working these next two days and see how it goes.

Q. Is one of the positives that you didn't have your A Game but you're still in the tournament?

NELLY KORDA: Yeah, I don't think I hit it that bad. The only thing I struggled on was making those putts and getting it close. I was on the greens but still had 20-footers, and it was kind of hard. It's definitely important to keep yourself in it when you don't have your A Game.

Q. You birdied 14 and 17; how important was it from a momentum standpoint going into the weekend?

NELLY KORDA: For sure, 17 is a really difficult hole. Today I had 5-iron off the tee and 5-iron in. So it's a long hole and it's crazy to think I'm 2-under so far on that hole.

But that's just golf. It's funny. But it's definitely a good momentum boost that I could still know I could make some putts. That was nice.

But other than that, still got a lot of work ahead of myself.

Q. The course is one of the longest at a AIG Women's Open venue. Would you say this suits your eye?

NELLY KORDA: I like it. You definitely have to play with your game a little. I'm still trying to figure out links. I know on one hole, I think No. 10, I tried to hit this punch shot. The pin was all the way back right, and I just tried to hit this punch shot on the beginning of the green to run it up.

Still not super comfortable doing that, so I'm still learning and I like the way this golf course is playing.