ISPS HANDA WORLD INVITATIONAL

August 12, 2022

Gemma Dryburgh

Galgorm Castle & Massereene Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Gemma, just heard you talking with your caddie over there. A better back nine as we could see.

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yes.

Q. But overall, the last two days here at Galgorm, now Massareene, how are you feeling?

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yeah, feeling good. Feel like I'm hitting it well. Putting well as well. Yeah, be nice to get back to Galgorm tomorrow and the weekend.

So, yeah, looking forward to it.

Q. What was the mindset heading into Massareene? As we've been talking with all the players, it's not usual that we're preparing for two courses over two days.

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yeah.

Q. What went into the preparation for today?

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yeah, totally different in terms of the greens are firmer. A little bit bouncier out there, so you kind of to have plan for that coming in.

We're used to that from Muirfield and Dundonald the last two weeks, so back to that kind of mindset.

Then tomorrow kind of be back to kind of being able to land it a bit close to the pins, which will be nice.

Q. Target golf from what I've heard.

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yeah.

Q. What is it like being able to go from the links and the preparation that goes into that to like switching back to target golf for you?

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yeah, it's kind of welcoming actually, because the last two weeks kind of tough in the wind and having to land it so far short with the greens; makes you think a lot more.

So it's a lot simpler kind of target golf. Welcome change, I would say.

Q. It's been a crazy two weeks for you being able to play close to home, play at Muirfield and now here we are in Northern Ireland. What's it been like for you to just kind of take it all in the last couple weeks?

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yeah, it's been great obviously having the family here the last two weeks, and here feels close to home as well. Feels like back in the U.K. It's kind of a nice feeling. This weather as well. I'm sure everyone is enjoying it.

Yeah, I mean, it's nice to be back, and I'm going to miss it when we go back to America. I'm going to be honest. Yeah, excited to go back as well.

Q. You talked about the birdies on your back nine, which was the front nine. What is it about the front nine holes that suits to your game?

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yeah, kind of just like the tee shots on that front nine, I kind of just -- I started to hit it a bit better as well, so that always helps.

It's probably slightly easier, that front nine. The finish on the back you can get --

Q. No. 9?

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yeah. Yeah, so it was good.

Q. What will you take away from today as you prepare once again for Galgorm and the weekend?

GEMMA DRYBURGH: Yeah, just take that kind of confidence from a that finish today, almost kind of -- probably almost four birdies in a row. I kind of missed that par-5 at No. 7.

But, yeah, just take that confidence into tomorrow.