LPGA Q-SERIES

December 2, 2021

Haley Moore

Magnolia Grove

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Q. Here with Haley Moore. 5-under 67; six birdies on the card. What was working so well for you?

HALEY MOORE: I think just ball striking all day today was really well. My putter was pretty solid all day. I mean, these greens are super quick in some areas, so placing the ball kind of in the right part of the green is key.

I think I really tried to focus on that today. I did have a couple of those little tester downhill putts, but I just kind played it just kind of not until I get up there and not really trying to make it. If it goes in, it goes in.

But just overall everything was working pretty well today, so pretty happy with everything.

Q. Awesome. And you're still pretty young so wouldn't call a veteran yet. You've been around. Does that give you an advantage coming into a week like Q-Series, that you already know that you belong?

HALEY MOORE: Yeah, definitely. I mean, I know that this week, it's a marathon out here, so just to pace yourself. Having one bad round is not going to kill you out here. Like today you just kind of know you will have some breathing room as of right now, but really not going to focus on that.

Just going to keep playing well for this whole week.

Q. You seem to, when you make a birdie, you make like two more after it. That was your style today. When you start to see putts go in the hole or you start to see good shots, how did you keep your foot on the pedal?

HALEY MOORE: I just kind of stick with my game plan I had in mind. Some of those putts I was just like, Oh. Like the one putt I made on 15, it was a slider, and then 16 I come to the par-5 and I had just pulled my second shot and I happened to get over the bunker and got on the green.

I was like, Wow, okay. I mean, I got -- had some breaks here and there, but other than that, it was just solid all day where I knew where I was putting from, I was confident most of the time where I had a good chance of making birdie.

Q. As a player that has played a lot in 2021, what was your prep like come into Q-Series?

HALEY MOORE: Not much. I came here early, played two 18-hole days, and then yesterday and Tuesday I just kind of played nine holes on each course and drove around one more time.

Because I just knew we were going to be having four rounds here, four rounds next week. It's going to be a toll on your body, and you do not want to tire yourself out. That's kind of what I learned from last year, just to like don't do -- do a little practice here and there after your rounds, but don't do too much.

You want to make sure you have enough gas to get through everything.

Q. Heading into tomorrow after such a solid start, what positives are you going to carry with you?

HALEY MOORE: I think just kind of my ball striking and my putting. I mean, I know I might have some miss-hits here and there, but I know it's golf, it happens. Some days you're on, some days you're not.

Just kind of if I am not having the best day out there, just know that par is okay out here.

Q. And then heading -- sorry.

HALEY MOORE: Yeah, par will be okay out here, like any day, so...

Q. Perfect. And then heading into the Falls course, and it's probably a little bit different over on that side of things, do you have a preference between Crossing and Falls or do you think they're very similar?

HALEY MOORE: I think very similar. The Falls course definitely has some more undulations on the greens, so definitely placing the ball on that course where the pin is is going to be key to make sure want to have the straightest putt. You might have some more breaking putts. Those ones you're going to have to be cautious on.

They're both there. You have attackable holes and holes if you get out of there with par, you're good.

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