LPGA QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT STAGE II

October 24, 2021

Sarah White

Plantation Golf and Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Great playing.

SARAH WHITE: Thank you.

Q. Well into the top 45 no problem.

SARAH WHITE: Yep.

Q. Walk us through the round. I saw you had an eagle today.

SARAH WHITE: Yeah, so my brother and I going into today were just like, Okay, all we need to do today is play the game that we've been -- all week we've just been doing target, start line, letting everything go and be very confident. And he was like, All right, that's all we got to do today.

And then I was hitting it like the best I did all four days, just nothing was coming together.

Brett was just like, Just stay patient, just stay patient. So then on 13, that's the par-5 that I eagled, I hit a really good drive and then I had just like a perfect hybrid number and Brett was like, Just trust it.

Then I put it to like 10 feet and make the putt. So from there, Brett was like, Okay, you stayed patient. Let's keep getting insurance is what he calls it.

Then I got a couple birdies down the stretch and, yeah, it was awesome. Having Brett on the bag this week was unbelievable. He's so smart. I hate to say that about my own brother, but he is so smart that it's like annoying because I'm like, oh, my gosh, why can't I think of that?

So it was awesome having Brett on the bag. It really helps when he's been through it. Like this is my first time in Q-School, so after my win I got on, but I didn't have to go to Q-School.

So he's been through it before and so he really helped me just stay calm. He was like, You got it. So it was really fun.

Q. With everything the White family has been through the past five, six years, how much more special does having him out here rooting you on and you two kind of making teamwork to make the dream work I guess?

SARAH WHITE: Yeah, it's so special to live out our dreams together because we can rely on each other. With what we went through it brought us even closer, because at that time we didn't really know what was going to happen.

So just having family around and supporting each other was like most important of all. Like golf is just a game and we're going to love each other regardless as brother and sister, you know.

And then it just makes it more special that he can be out here and he's able to play the game that we both love. It's truly remarkable. Like I don't have the words to say because like everything that we went through, it's kind of just like I can't believe that we went through that.

Then he's come out so much better. So that really helps. It's just having that family tie, you know. Like it brought us so much closer together and it's a blessing in disguise.

Q. Obviously a great week.

SARAH WHITE: Yeah.

Q. How would you rate your performance? Haven't had that great of a season on Symetra, so this has to be extra gratifying.

SARAH WHITE: Yeah, definitely. When you're a first year pro, you know, last year -- I mean, I kind of count it but it was like my warmup year. You knew last year that you were going to have status regardless the next year, so it was a little bit easier because you don't have to worry about status for next year.

So going into this year you learn so much as a pro, so I finished way better than I started, you know, because you learn the difference between hard work, too much work, and then like rest.

You have to find a balance, and it just takes so long to get used to it. So I definitely had some really good finishes on Symetra this year. I had a top 10, top 15, but then I missed like five cuts by one, you know what I mean?

So there was a lot of moments where looking back I'm like, you know what? I grew up from that moment, and you grow so much as your first year. I'm very appreciative of what I went through this year, but it is awesome to be able to come first time to Q-School going to Q Series. You know, it's a lot to like just learn from and build off of, you know.

So it was a fun year on Symetra, but I'm looking forward to Q-Series and seeing what I can do.

Q. How are you going to prepare? It's a grueling two weeks in Alabama.

SARAH WHITE: Well, first I'm going to take a couple days off. I haven't been home since Prattville, like the Symetra event, so Brett and I are going to drive back and I'm going to take a couple days off and then just really work on -- I learned a lot of what I need to work on this week just because these courses were definitely a good test.

You know, both courses are totally different. So I'm definitely going to work on chipping, short game, and just kind of like having a -- learning what a good game plan is for me.

Because it's a grind for two weeks, and just know that like one shot, one hole; it's a marathon, not a sprint. Just really get used to trying to find that balance of when to go for it and when to just be like, you know what? Par is a good score.

Q. Will you be heading into the final stage with Brett in Savannah in a few weeks?

SARAH WHITE: Fingers crossed. Brett has final stage and he had a caddie for the first two because I was on Symetra so I couldn't really caddie for him, so we're still kind of figuring it out. But I think he's going to be on my bag at Q-Series. Fingers crossed. If he doesn't have a tournament, you know.

That's one thing that we make sure. If he can caddie or if I can caddie, we don't want to interfere with tournament schedules. So definitely one of the weeks he probably will be able to come.

But fingers crossed. We work so well together that it's something that like -- you know, brother and sister, like we're definitely closer brother and sister than a lot of people with their siblings, so it works well, so I hope so.