COGNIZANT FOUNDERS CUP

October 10, 2021

Gaby Lopez

Mountain Ridge Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Gaby Lopez, 6-under 65. What did you find that propelled you into such a good final round?

GABY LOPEZ: You know, this golf course is just pretty nice even for a major championship, and I think that today I just hit more fairways than any other day. That for sure gave me a lot of chances to just hit the green, hit a good speed, and just be consistent out there.

Q. You had a pretty solid week considering it was a major championship style golf course. How would you assess the week overall?

GABY LOPEZ: I would assess the week as of course great golf, but I think this place is very special for me because I feel that most of the staff right here in the kitchen, the gardeners, groundskeepers, they're from Mexico or Latin America. To me, being able to just see familiar faces and have some cheers from them, it means a lot.

Q. We saw a video on social media of you going in to actually thank the staff here this week. That connection seems to transcend wherever you go. Do you get that from a lot of places or just something from here?

GABY LOPEZ: No, I try to do it as much as I can. With timing sometimes it's difficult. I try to do it because I see they do such hard work and I don't think we thank them enough and they get the applause that they should.

I'm just really grateful that they're here since 4 a.m. until 8 p.m. and, yeah, it's really nice to just have familiar faces. Just feel the warmth.

Q. We're running out of time in the 2021 season. What momentum are you going to carry from today into your next few events?

GABY LOPEZ: Maybe just a couple days off right now. I'm very tired honestly. Yeah, just take a couple days off and then head to Korea. And I think this is a game of momentum, and being able to read the moments that you're playing in, I think being able to read when you feel nervous, anxious, when things are not going your way, not try to force or press a little bit more.

So, yeah, just be calm out there. Know where you're standing at emotionally.

Q. Take us through the rest of your season. Playing in Korea.

GABY LOPEZ: Playing Korea and Pelican and CME.

Q. So finish out the year strong.

GABY LOPEZ: Yes, I'm going to finish the year strong and just do my best and see what happens.