PALOS VERDES CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY BANK OF AMERICA

April 30, 2022

Megan Khang

Palos Verdes Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Megan Khang. I know it wasn't really the round you wanted today, but you ground that out. How proud are you of that fight?

MEGAN KHANG: Honestly, just telling Jin Young it's crazy how between the two of us when we had two birdies, one birdie each and it was both on par-5s, we hit the green in two on.

I mean, out there it's late in the day. A lot people have walked on the greens. Sometimes you're just going to have to get some good bumps in your favor, and we did not get those good bumps in our favor. We are just saving them for tomorrow.

You know, not the best round on a Saturday, but looking at the leaderboard and it looks like it's still in a good spot.

Q. You're a pretty fiery player. When those things are happening, how do you just keep your calm, stay patient?

MEGAN KHANG: Honestly, that's when Jack really comes in handy. He just is like, Hey, we're hitting it well; take your time, be patient out there.

You know, it is hard to stay patient out there, but at the same time, like you got to know everyone else is doing the same thing as well.

Q. Still going to be in contention heading into tomorrow. What kind of past experience are you drawing upon and how good does it feel to still be in contention?

MEGAN KHANG: I mean, this definitely brings me back to Olympic last year. I had a different caddie back then, but I mean, same situation. We both just kind of stayed patient out there.

Everyone is going to make mistakes, and we're just going to try and minimize those and really try to capitalize when we can. You know, try to post a score out there for the leaders to follow.

Q. How much harder is it playing out there now that the greens have firmed up?

MEGAN KHANG: It's definitely a lot harder. On 18 today I had like 127 front and roughly 130 to I think pin, and -- or 34 to pin. I was just trying to get the front number, and I landed it perfectly on front and I still had maybe like a 30-footer coming down the hill.

I was just kind of like -- it's definitely hard to hold the greens, let alone get them close. When I do, really just going to have to make sure we get those putts to drop.

Q. Going into tomorrow you're going to be chasing. Do you attack this golf course? If so, how do you attack when the greens are so firm?

MEGAN KHANG: I definitely think it's going to be a little bit different mindset. It's the last day. At the same time, this course is so hard to be so aggressive with, so definitely have to pick and choose the shots and holes that you want to be aggressive with and then kind of weigh in the good and the bad and just give myself the best chances at birdies and pars.