LPGA Q-SERIES

December 4, 2021

Peiyun Chien

Magnolia Grove

Quick Quotes

Q. Really solid round today, another 5-under 66. Currently clubhouse leader at 10-under. How are you feeling after a solid day three?

PEIYUN CHIEN: I didn't play well yesterday. I know the Falls is a pretty hard course so I change some target, I move it, and then I just really enjoyed play with my friend in here, yeah.

Q. So you said you have a friend on the bag?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yeah, my caddie?

Q. Yeah.

PEIYUN CHIEN: He caddie for me in January in Taiwan. We won the big tournament in Taiwan, Hitachi Open. I just feel these two weeks is so important to me in my life and I really want he to come and just helping me.

I feel I have some communication with caddie because the language, so I think this is the good, is the right choice.

Q. Does he feel like your good luck charm? You're playing well this week again.

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yeah, you know, I have eagle yesterday. It was pretty lucky.

Q. What have found in your game over the last three days that put you in a good position? We haven't seen you out here in a little bit, but...

PEIYUN CHIEN: I think it's so hard to read the green here, we came early, two weeks ago. We made a lot of notes. We finally know what is the grain going and which way is pretty -- we have a lot of notes, so we can putt better, that's for sure.

Q. How does it feel to have -- I know there is five more rounds to go, lot of golf left to play -- how does it feel to have a cushion where you can have some breathing room to relax a little?

PEIYUN CHIEN: We still have one more round tomorrow so I will not practice a lot next week. I just -- I do really want to go back to LPGA, and I think that's everyone's dream.

Q. How hungry are you to get back there? Again, it's been a minute since we've seen you there.

PEIYUN CHIEN: I do anything. Just want to go back it LPGA. Because the COVID, 2019 I was going to play Australia Open. I joined, what is that, W...

Q. WAPT?

PEIYUN CHIEN: A-P something, Australia.

Q. Okay.

PEIYUN CHIEN: Just be a member and make some Money List. Just try to reach out for LPGA, but because the COVID doesn't count, so I play Symetra one year and play Monday; doesn't play well. It's so hard to getting into Monday.

So I was in, you know, two ways but it doesn't work, so I just focus Symetra.

Q. Yeah. Your fellow countrywoman Wei-Ling Hsu won on the LPGA Tour this year. How exciting was that for you personally watching someone from your home country win on the LPGA?

PEIYUN CHIEN: I think it's the whole country is very happy to her, and she will make us to keep moving, you know, like to be a great player.

Q. Like she motivates you?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yeah.

Q. Heading into tomorrow what's your game plan going into the Crossing course that's a little bit more gettable?

PEIYUN CHIEN: I have a goal every day is like 2-under will be okay for qualify, I think. So I will shot more birdie than 2-under. Just keep pushing.

Because in the next week if you don't play well you will feel a lot of pressure, so I keep making birdie and give myself more pressure to play better first.

Q. How do you get kind of in those runs where you start to make a lot of birdies? Is it just one and I want to keep going, or what's the mindset when you start to make a lot of birdies in a row?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Do I made a lot of birdies?

Q. You made a lot of birdies today.

PEIYUN CHIEN: I'm not sure. I think my iron is pretty good today and very clear to putt with what do I want and commit every shot if I didn't -- I didn't putt very well today.

I just, you know, I have a lot of...

Q. Close shots.

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yeah, close shots.