GAINBRIDGE LPGA AT BOCA RIO

January 27, 2022

Amanda Doherty

Boca Rio Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Amanda, your first round ever on the LPGA Tour. You fire off a 4-under round. Just take me through today.

AMANDA DOHERTY: I mean, I was really excited, nervous, kind of a little bit of everything to start the day.

You know, I really was just trying to go out there and one shot at a time and have fun and enjoy it, which I play better that way anyway.

But, I mean, how can you not enjoy your first round on the LPGA? You know, I got off to a little bit of a slow start. I had like three feet for birdie on the first hole and missed it.

Took me a while to finally get a birdie. Once I got one I got it rolling a little bit, and it was just a good day overall.

Q. Take me through the closing three birdies you had to finish off.

AMANDA DOHERTY: Yeah, I started looking at the leaderboard a little bit and thought, It would be nice to get a couple more coming in.

Yeah, just trying to focus in on really where -- really trying to put it tight and make some putts. I hadn't really made any all day and I knew they had to go in at some point, so just trying to stay patient.

Q. I know you had the experience of that first tee walk-up on the Epson Tour the last two years here, but were there any nerves as you were walking to the tee today hearing the starter on this first tee announce you as 2022 LPGA Tour rookie?

AMANDA DOHERTY: Yeah, I mean, I always have nerves on the first tee. Doesn't matter when or where it is. That's pretty normal for me to have nerves on the first tee. I think the day I'm not nervous going to the first tee I feel like I don't care at that point.

So to me, you know, nerves mean I'm excited, ready to go, I care about what I'm doing, so doesn't worry me.

Q. Your first time here at Boca Rio?

AMANDA DOHERTY: Yes, yep.

Q. What do you like most about this course and where do you think you're style really fits?

AMANDA DOHERTY: I think this course maybe plays a little bit -- especially being kind of wet this week and not getting whole lot of roll it plays a little bit longer, which sometimes helps me out, a little bit better for me.

So that could be it.

Q. What will you take away from a nice, impressive round today head into tomorrow?

AMANDA DOHERTY: Just kind of trying to reset. One shot at a time tomorrow and see how it goes.