HILTON GRAND VACATIONS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

January 20, 2022

Georgia Hall

Lake Nona Golf & Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Take us through your round.

GEORGIA HALL: I tee'd off 10, so, yeah, I mean, I'm pretty happy with that, to be honest. First round of the season you're kind of never quite sure how your game is when it's down to it, so, yeah, I'm pretty happy.

There was still quite a few mistakes I would say, like silly ones, but I played a lot of good golf and made a lot of good birdies, so I'm happy.

Q. Did you play here at Gainbridge last year?

GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, I really enjoy it here actually. It's a really good golf course, good test.

Q. Does it feel different? We're a month earlier this year.

GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, I think it's a bit colder definitely. This morning I was like -- last few days were really, really cold. That takes some adjusting coming to Florida for me because I always think it's sunny.

Yeah, the rough, when it gets wet and dewy, it's so tough to hit out of. I think the first nine holes were the hardest out here.

Q. What did you do in the off-season to prepare for 2022?

GEORGIA HALL: Well, I came here a week early, because not much you can do in England, pretty wet. So this was kind of my preparation.

I took a month off like I normally do at the end of the year to refresh my mind and mentality, but, yeah, I kind of practiced a lot last week to kind of get ready for this event.

Q. What is it like for you to play with celebrities? I know it's kind of an atypical situation for players, but I know you're probably pretty used to it at this point.

GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, we're used to playing with them in the pro-am, so it is a little bit different in tournament. But I get to meet loads of different athletes and people and it's really good. We have a lot of fun. They're actually -- a lot of them are pretty good golfers so they don't kind of hold us up.

Q. Is it easier to stay focused or do you get distracted by what's going on around you as far as playing with celebrities?

GEORGIA HALL: I mean, yeah, it's not what we're used to as players so you have to really kind of keep focused as well.

Celebrities are nervous and they have a few bad holes, so sometimes you have to wait a bit longer to hit your shot, but that's just golf.

You know, I really enjoy it, and it's nice to do something different. We always play with the same players and tournaments every week. It's nice to change it up a bit.

There is only 29 of us which is really, really nice.

Q. Quick.

GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, exactly.

Q. Looking ahead to the rest of the season, first event out here, what are some of your goals for 2022?

GEORGIA HALL: Number one is to win, for sure. You know, I need to win this year to get back in this event, so that's a big goal for me.

Just to be a bit more consistent in majors I would say. Just keep on enjoying it and improve (indiscernible).

Q. Is this an event that means a lot to you as a player?

GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, for sure. I've played it since it started and I've played in every one, so it's a reason why.

And it's just so nice just the winners get to come here. It's an added bonus. I think every player that wins does think that, that now they can play in this event.

It's just a great week. I will never miss this event.