AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN'S AMATEUR

April 1, 2022

Paula Schulz-Hanssen

Quick Quotes

Q. Paula, four holes, four players, you survived. Tell us how you felt during the playoff and now that it's all done.

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: I was so nervous, but I just tried to not think too much about it, and Charles, my caddie and I was just like just trust your game. Just do your own thing.

Yeah, I didn't make any big mistakes. So I think that was the key.

Q. How many holes did you have to finish this morning?

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: Seven.

Q. How do you feel like you played this morning?

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: This morning I made some stupid mistakes, so I three-putted two times, and I just tried to not do that during the playoff now because, yeah, like if you do a mistake in the playoff, you don't really have a chance to make it up.

Q. You missed the cut last time and were able to make the cut this time. Just tell me what's going through your mind right now.

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: I'm so excited, and it's even my birthday. So that's like a great present for myself. I'm very excited, and I'm very proud.

Q. Happy birthday.

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: Thank you.

Q. Do you feel that going through the playoff will give you some momentum for tomorrow?

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: I hope so, yeah. Definitely some confidence, so that's the best part.

Q. And how about this afternoon? Is it just a chance to relax a little bit, see the course, but also enjoy yourself?

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: Yeah, I thought that's what it's going to be, but I feel like now I really have to concentrate and just write down a few things and just try to suck it all up, yeah.

Q. How did you approach the practice round last time?

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: At Augusta? Yeah, I just enjoyed it. I was just playing to have fun.

Q. Take a bunch of pictures, stuff like that?

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: Well, yeah.

Q. You turned 18?

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: No, 19.

Q. Any special plans?

PAULA SCHULZ-HANSSEN: I think playing Augusta is the biggest plan.