LPGA Q-SERIES

December 12, 2021

Yu-Sang Hou

Magnolia Grove

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with your Yu-Sang Hou, safely in for LPGA Tour status for 2022. What are the emotions right now?

YU-SANG HOU: It feels relieved, and then, you know, it's a really mixed feeling. I didn't really have the best start and I make myself really stressful the rest of the day, but I'm glad that I hung in there and that my caddie was there with me the whole time.

Just feels great right now.

Q. Looks like Vivian is going to be fine, too.

YU-SANG HOU: Uh-huh.

Q. Looks like you are going to join both the Kordas and the Jutanugarns as a sister act on the LPGA Tour next year. How exciting is that experience for the two of you?

YU-SANG HOU: It's really exciting, and then when we were little we just talking about it we both want to be on the LPGA Tour. It just start with a dream and then it's a goal, and now we reached our goal. It feels amazing, yeah.

Q. Had you ever looked at those two sets of sisters and been like, We want to do the exact same thing, win major championships, be like some of the best players out there?

YU-SANG HOU: That's for sure, and then it's been our goal since we were little, and then it's just great then just have the role models out there and just want to follow their footsteps.

Q. Have you heard from your parents in the last few days?

YU-SANG HOU: Our family is a little bit different. They try to not bother us when we're playing a tournament, so we have not heard from them. We're not bothering each other.

So we for sure is going to give them a call. I'm pretty sure they're still awake, yeah.

Q. So what are your plans? I know I talked to Vivian the other day. She was like, yeah, we're probably going to go pro. We have to talk to our parents first. What are the plans?

YU-SANG HOU: Yeah, for sure. Like we definitely leaning towards turning pro, and then it's been five years in college, so I have really great experience there and it just time I feel like, yeah.

Q. So will you kind of take today, take next week, and like take your time making the decision, or will you just be like, Yeah, we're done?

YU-SANG HOU: Yeah, probably still need to talk to our parents a little bit, but we will definitely announce that soon as we can.

Q. What do you see in both your game and Vivian's game that you both believe that you can make it out on the LPGA tour?

YU-SANG HOU: How do I say that, it just -- me and Vivian is a little bit different. Then we play the golf game really differently and we have totally opposite personality, and that's totally the best thing I feel like, because I know she literally will told me what I did wrong; like we kind of just work the things out together.

And just at the beginning of the year I kind of like doubted myself but she always really so positive and all that. She just is amazing and just has that, and now we're all here and make it to next year. It's just, yeah.

Q. Have you heard from your coach, Laura, at all?

YU-SANG HOU: Yes. Coach Laura and Coach Justin has been texting us, Yeah, you guys did great. All the teammates back home keep texting me with all the positive vibes. It's great, yeah.

Q. And I guess last question: Like how relieved are you to finally have met your dream at this young of an age?

YU-SANG HOU: Oh, if -- what's the question again?

Q. How good does it feel to achieve a dream this young?

YU-SANG HOU: It's definitely amazing, and then it just -- it takes a lot I feel like and for everybody, too. We all work so hard just for this moment.

It just feels great. Yeah.