WOMEN'S AMATEUR ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP

November 12, 2021

Natalii Gupta

Quick Quotes

Q. Natalii, thank you so much for joining us. 3-under par in the third round of the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific, 4-under par total. Happy with your performance today?

NATALII GUPTA: Yeah, I could have started off better, but it was a good finish. I got to make some birdies towards the end.

Q. A very strong back nine, three birdies there. Can you talk us through those?

NATALII GUPTA: Yeah, I was just struggling with the putter a little bit on the front. Then I just trusted my stroke towards the end, and that got me going.

Q. Now, I see you've had all of your teammates out here supporting you. Is it nice to have them cheering you on from the sidelines there?

NATALII GUPTA: Yeah, it's pretty cool. I've never had people watch me before, and for them to be supporting me this week, it's wonderful.

Q. I believe that you came out to Abu Dhabi Golf Club a number of times to practice heading into this championship. Do you feel like you're starting to understand the course and the layout out there?

NATALII GUPTA: Yeah, the more I play it, the more I know where to miss it, where's the good spots, and understand the greens a little bit better, which helps me with course management and knowing where to leave the ball.

Q. Heading into the final round, what's the goal for you?

NATALII GUPTA: Just go enjoy it really. Have fun and see where that puts me.

Q. And I'm sure everybody's very proud of you for here in the UAE having you make the cut and represent them so well.

NATALII GUPTA: Yeah, they keep telling me how proud they are of me. Again, their support means a lot to me.