JTBC CLASSIC PRESENTED BY BARBASOL

March 25, 2022

Hye-Jin Choi

Aviara Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Hye-Jin Choi at the JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol. Really solid round today of 68. You hit, what, 16 of 18 greens? How are you feeling after a good round like that?

HYE-JIN CHOI: I'm satisfied with play today, but like in last moment I was like -- I had some like nerves, like I miss some chances of like making birdies so I was a little like disappointed.

But after that I finished play well, so I'm very happy with my play today.

Q. How have you found the greens this week? You've obviously figured something out with your putting. What have you practiced to get ready for this kind of green?

HYE-JIN CHOI: I was having hard time like with putting on green, so I had like practice a lot before the tournament, and it led me to the good result.

Q. So you've putted pretty well you feel like. How would you assess your putting this week so far?

HYE-JIN CHOI: I feel like my putting was kind of like too strong, way too strong before, so I try to not to be strong with the putting, and I think I controlled it very well.

Q. How excited are you to be near the top of the leaderboard heading into the weekend?

HYE-JIN CHOI: I'm kind of like little nervous, but then I'm very happy with like my like yesterday round and today round.

So I will do my best for the last rounds, and, yes.

Q. Jin Young Ko is a name that everybody knows.

HYE-JIN CHOI: Uh-huh.

Q. She's done some crazy things in the past few months: 16 rounds in the 60s; 31 straight round under par. As someone from the same country, what does that mean to you and how does that inspire you to play good golf, I guess?

HYE-JIN CHOI: I feel like she has a strong mental and she is on like the different level, so I really admire her.

Q. Is there anything that you learned by watching her?

HYE-JIN CHOI: Yeah, I been learning how she is strong like mentally, so like I want to be like her.