HONDA LPGA THAILAND

March 10, 2022

Su Oh

Siam Country Club Pattaya, Old Course

Quick Quotes

Q. Bogey-free 63.

SU OH: Yes.

Q. That's a great way to start a tournament.

SU OH: Yeah, it was really nice. I don't think I've every shot 9-under before.

Q. (Indiscernible.)

SU OH: Yeah, and then I had like a four-footer down the hill left to right for par on the last and I was like, Come on, because I think I shot plenty of 8-unders but not 9.

Q. It's amazing in golf how you can shoot an amazing round and it comes down to that one...

SU OH: I would have been so pissed off if I missed that. I would be s pissed off.

But I'm very happy with how I played. Chipped in today's as well, which was nice.

Q. Where did you do that?

SU OH: On 6. I missed it left. Oh, no, actually like missed a couple shots today, but just recovered well. Got away with a few miss shots.

Yeah, played quite well.

Q. What was clicking today, what was working?

SU OH: I putted well really today. I think my ball striking was actually better last week, but I had like ten less putts this week -- like today. Like 32 putts last week, but had like 23 putts today. With obviously a chip-in it's maybe like 24, 25 putts, but still like eight shots better.

And I didn't hit it that much closer. I think I hit it closer last week, but just didn't hole anything. So I'm glad I holed some putts today. Feels really nice.

Q. Was what the longest one you holed?

SU OH: Probably on the first hole. I hit a really like terrible pitch on the 10th, which was my first hole.

Then I went down the hill and I was like 30 -- like 12 paces, like 36 feet. And then, yeah, I holed it.

I was like, Oh, that's good. Maybe a few more. You know, happened on the first hole, so it was a good way to start.

Q. Exactly. What, your fourth time here? I was looking at your past results.

SU OH: No good.

Q. Haven't played that well here.

SU OH: Yeah, I don't know. I didn't -- had zero -- may be that's why, zero expectation.

I know this golf course. You kind of have to hit it long, like it's a long hitter's course. So I literally tried to hit it really hard on off the tee every shot.

I actually didn't drive it that great, but, I mean, it wasn't bad clearly, so I knew -- I just -- you don't really have to be that straight here. You can just hit it really far, and then you have such a big advantage.

So I just tried to hit it pretty long. Yeah, I just knew I was like, Oh, it's such a hard event to miss since you're in Singapore. Yeah hopefully this -- you know you don't have to keep playing well. You just need one good week.

Maybe I'll really like it at the end of the week.

Q. Exactly. Everything will change.

SU OH: Maybe.

Q. I have heard it's pretty soft out there.

SU OH: Yeah.

Q. Think that might have helped balance it out a little bit?

SU OH: Yeah, for sure. But I don't remember the fairways ever running, so it's always just stop, you know. Maybe the greens, it's very receptive so you can just go at it a little bit more.

So I'm sure that has a bit of an advantage. Maybe it's probably why the scoring is quite low.

Q. Uh-huh.

SU OH: Yeah, you can pretty much go at a lot of pins. There were some tucked pins, but I hit a couple really good shots on them.

Yeah, just holed a lot of good putts I think just to keep the round going.

Q. And last question: I keep asking this, but it's true. It's just dang hot and humid out there. Two weeks in a row. How are you holding up mentally, physically? How are you getting through the long days?

SU OH: We get taken care of so well this two weeks, so I get room service every time here thanks to whoever is paying for 400 baht per day?

But, I mean, it's so hard. Like I'm so done after the round. Like you're just trying to make it. I was telling Jeongeun that like it doesn't matter whether you finish on 9 on 18, it's always an uphill.

So it's just a grind until the very end. It's just a bit more humid like out there. Like Singapore, if there is cloud coverage and a little bit of breeze it wasn't too bad. Here it's just so hot and sticky. Just can't escape it.

So I think just kind of eat well, good sleep, and don't do too much really. Yeah.

Q. At least in Singapore we would get some of breezes off after the water.

SU OH: Yeah, so you would get a few holes where you would get a bit of a breather, but it isn't that out there, so I don't want to just try and stay alive -- try and stay cool. But, yeah. You know, it's just got to do your best and see what happens really.