WOMEN'S AMATEUR ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP

November 8, 2021

Minori Nagano

Quick Quotes

Q. Minori, can you please start by pronouncing your name for us and spelling it.

MINORI NAGANO: Minori Nagano.

Q. Minori, thank you so much for joining us here in Abu Dhabi, your time competing in the Women's Amateur Asia Pacific. Are you excited to be here this week?

MINORI NAGANO: Yeah, I'm so excited to play here, and it's the first time I have been to Abu Dhabi too. So I'm excited.

Q. You played the golf course today. What were your thoughts? Did you like it?

MINORI NAGANO: Yeah, I like it. I played early morning today, and I saw a lot of big bunkers and water hazards. So it's going to be a tough week.

Q. Now, you play college golf in America. You've had a very good season, four wins so far. You must be happy with how you've been performing this year?

MINORI NAGANO: Yeah, sure. And I also played at the U.S. Open this year, and it was a huge experience for me. I like to play tournaments with my team in the U.S. I have so much fun.

Q. The winner this week will get to play in two major championships, the AIG Women's Open and the Amundi Evian Championship. Now that you know what it's like to play in a major championship, does that make you more excited to try and win and get those opportunities?

MINORI NAGANO: Yeah, I hope I will play very well this week, but I think it will be very tough week. But I will enjoy it. Finally, I want to get a good score.

Q. The last winner of this championship is Yuka Yasuda of Japan, and last week we saw Keita Nakajima win the AAC. Do they provide you with some inspiration?

MINORI NAGANO: They do always, and they are the same age as me. So they make me more impressed. They do.