PELICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

November 14, 2021

Lauren Coughlin

Pelican Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Oh, what a relief it is.

LAUREN COUGHLIN: Yeah. It felt like I was winning the golf tournament coming -- when I hit that shot. It was just very speedy so, just line it up. Just get it in the hole. (Laughter.)

Q. That's awesome. What does it mean to you to be able to perform like this, not only now, but for years to come in the future?

LAUREN COUGHLIN: It's just a big relief knowing I'm going to play a full schedule next year and not have to worry about playing any Symetra events or starting the year on Mondays. So it's just a huge relief.

Q. You were out here full time, right, before?

LAUREN COUGHLIN: I started conditional this year. I only got a start in Hawaii and Kingsmill, and that got me pretty much -- I mostly played out here after that.

Q. But a couple years ago?

LAUREN COUGHLIN: I was full; 2018 I was full.

Q. So you're back?

LAUREN COUGHLIN: Yes, exactly. I'm back. I mean, I'm just is completely different player than I was back then. I just -- yeah, I'm just really excited to not have to go to Q-School, so...

Q. Was there any point, maybe when a bogey crept in today or anything where you -- what was the pressure like in those moments where maybe something wasn't going your way today?

LAUREN COUGHLIN: Yeah, I mean, there was definitely a couple points. I mean, I started out birdieing 1 and 3, so that kind of settled me in nicely.

I still hit some really good shots throughout the day. But just couldn't really get anything to drop.

I would really say I only had like one bad putt on 11. I three-putted. Other than that I putted extremely well.

I kind of had to be a little -- I couldn't really be...

Q. Careful?

LAUREN COUGHLIN: Yeah, I had to be careful not to ram anything, which I have a tendency to do when I'm trying to make stuff. I was just really trying to focus on speed and give myself pars as much I could.

Q. And it worked.

LAUREN COUGHLIN: Yeah.