ISPS HANDA WORLD INVITATIONAL

August 14, 2022

Lauren Stephenson

Galgorm Castle & Massereene Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. What a way to close it out here in Northern Ireland. Just take me through what today was like for you.

LAUREN STEPHENSON: Just super comfortable. I was really happy I got to tee off the back nine this morning and was first out, so I knew if I could grind through the back nine there was momentum to be had on the front, so 2-under on the back and kind of got it flowing from there. Just super comfortable. I didn't have my regular caddie this week, so I really kind of learned to trust myself and take more responsibility and ownership for my game, and so I feel like I got a lot of confidence from that, just knowing that I know how to play golf. I know how to pick the clubs, and just trusting myself and let the result come.

Q. What were some of the highlights of that front nine? When did you really kind of feel it click?

LAUREN STEPHENSON: Made a nice birdie on 1, so that was a nice start, and then kind of ground out a few of the hard holes, but my putting overall was just super comfortable and made a lot of really good putts. I had a super clutch par save on one of the holes, made like a 20-footer, so those always keep your round going. So putting was definitely the highlight today.

Q. A finish like this, right inside the top 10 right now, we talked about a little at the beginning of the week about how this kind of was a late addition to what you planned up in the schedule. What did you learn about your game, and what kind of confidence does this give you when we go back to North America?

LAUREN STEPHENSON: Yeah, I got a lot of confidence. Anytime you can play well, I wasn't really too worried about the finish, but just making as many birdies as I could, and just got a lot of confidence. I wasn't sure I was going to play, so coming out with a hopefully top 10 is really a nice confidence boost to go back to the U.S.