GAINBRIDGE LPGA AT BOCA RIO

January 27, 2022

Maude-Aimee Leblanc

Boca Rio Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Maude, first round done of the 2022 season. How you feeling after the first day of Gainbridge?

MAUDE-AIMEE LEBLANC: Really good. I mean, it was pretty consistent today. It was a nice continuation to last year, which is what I wanted. Even if I felt like I left putts out there, it was a solid tee-to-green all around game.

Yeah, I'm very happy.

Q. I know we've seen you out here before, but any nerves walking up to the first tee?

MAUDE-AIMEE LEBLANC: Yeah, for sure. The adrenaline was there. I was hitting every club longer today. Yeah, the adrenaline was definitely there, the excitement. And the crowd, I mean, was very supportive, so always adds a little bit of pressure but also more fun, too.

Q. Definitely we're used to seeing a lot of Canadian fans following Brooke, and now we see a contingent following you as well. How much does that mane you feel more comfortable here in the Boca Raton?

MAUDE-AIMEE LEBLANC: Yeah, definitely. There are a lot of snow birds down here and they like their golf, so it was nice to see them out here today.

Q. You said a round like this kind of proves all the work you've done this past season leading up to this year really paid off. Do you think that?

MAUDE-AIMEE LEBLANC: Honestly I didn't prepare the way I wanted to for this tournament because I had COVID a few week ago and I was on my back for couple weeks, so I guess I didn't have any expectations this week and it helped.

Q. What did you work on? Once you were able to get over that sickness what did you work on heading into this week that you think really shined, if anything?

MAUDE-AIMEE LEBLANC: Yeah, made some adjustments on my clubs actually because I recently changed irons. The lies and the lofts were a little bit off so I had -- my striking was off because of that.

Paul helped me this week sort that out, and my divots were 100% better and the ball striking was better, too. I got my distance back, so that made a huge difference. Before that it wasn't pretty.

Q. Coming off today, what will you take heading into Friday's round?

MAUDE-AIMEE LEBLANC: Just keep doing what I'm doing. Just trying to stay loose out here. Sometimes I get a little tense and my swing gets a little shorter, so just try to avoid that tomorrow and stay loose.