PELICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

November 12, 2021

Wei-Ling Hsu

Pelican Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Wei-Ling Hsu, bogey-free 6-under par 64 in round two of the Pelican Women's Championship. Wei-Ling, only one bogey on the scorecard through 36 holes; unblemished today. What was going right in your game today to have such a good round?

WEI-LING HSU: I mean, this two day I really hit my iron so well, especially today. It was so solid. Every ball just right at the pin. I give myself a lot of birdie chance today.

I actually expect more, but the green are still tricky. But I put a lot I would say inside eight feet, inside ten feet, a lot of great opportunity.

But I think that's making me more comfortable, like confident today, yeah.

Q. Has your iron play so far this week resembled what you did at Kingsmill earlier this year?

WEI-LING HSU: I feel it's more even better. Like especially my driver are really good this week. Just had a new driver this week and hit some bombs from the tee, so gave me a lot of more shorter iron, like 9-iron or 8-iron into the green.

Plus they move up little couple hole the tee, like No. 18. That makes big different. Plus I hit good driver. So second shot that I feel really I can attack the pin, so...

I think it was more par-5 I was playing really good in Kingsmill, but here we only got two par-5, so overall I think iron is even better than Kingsmill.

Q. What driver did you take out and what did you put in?

WEI-LING HSU: I took out TaylorMade SIM, which is old version; now with PING 425.

Q. Okay. So you picked up yardage? Hitting a little further?

WEI-LING HSU: I think hit more solid, straight, against the wind obviously.

Q. Driving distance yesterday, 260; today, 290.

WEI-LING HSU: Well that's because they move up one tee. That was like 330 off the tee, so...

Yeah, and plus downwind, so...

Q. How much did winning change how you view yourself out here?

WEI-LING HSU: After I won in Kingsmill there is a couple like down part in the season. I try to, you know, get rid of that, because I think after I winning I was thinking too much and like give myself little pressure, like how can I win again, how do I get to the top level.

Maybe a little struggle on it, and especially there is Olympics. But, I mean, I got a lot of new experience from it and learning about myself more, different situation.

Before this event I kind of just slow down a little bit and remind myself what's the most important I need to do right now. It's not like about future or the past.

Q. What's the most difficult hole do you think on course? You mentioned the tricky greens. What is a hole that stands out to you in terms of one you have to be careful and think about your placement there?

WEI-LING HSU: Definitely 18. I mean, before they actually moved the tee today, yesterday when we play practice round it was 200 yard into the green with maybe a little into the wind.

I was like, Really? Are we playing this par-4? And 18 hole is the most trickiest green ever, so I was like, They better move that tee. This is really hard.

Even today from the front tee I still got 175 into the green, and, you know, the pin was so far right and back and still the water is still (indiscernible).

So it's really difficult hard. I mean, hole, not hard.

Q. As a ball splashes behind you as you're talking.

WEI-LING HSU: Yeah, and when I played the practice round, in our group we probably hit like five or six in the water. I was like, Just forget about it. Just imagine my ball landed perfectly, perfect distant. Just give myself a lot of imaginations.

Q. So what's your strategy then on this hole?

WEI-LING HSU: Just put it on the green.

Q. Not to give away all your trade secrets.

WEI-LING HSU: But today the pin is back right. I tried to -- I would say almost 15 yard from the pin.

Q. Okay.

WEI-LING HSU: 15 yard left. Plus my stance was a little -- the ball was below me a little bit so I tried to do even little more and try to cut it.

Yeah, coming from the left side will be more safety than go straight at it.

Q. When were you last in Taiwan?

WEI-LING HSU: After Olympics I went back for four weeks, plus quarantine.

Q. Nice. How long did you you have to quarantine?

WEI-LING HSU: 14 day.

Q. Wow.

WEI-LING HSU: So after CME I'm heading back, too, and another 14 day.

Q. What did you do?

WEI-LING HSU: Watching shows, exercise a little bit because eating too much. You always eat three meal, maybe more than that. You do overeat.

So, yeah, you got to work out a little bit.

Q. Video games?

WEI-LING HSU: Video games, yeah.

Q. Zelda?

WEI-LING HSU: I already finished that, so new game.