U.S SENIOR WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

August 27, 2022

Annika Sorenstam

NCR Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Annika, even par-73. Just an up-and-down day and some really great shots in there. Sort of sum it up.

ANNIKA SORENSTAM: Yeah, talk about a mixed bag. I felt very jittery. I felt very uncomfortable. I couldn't really find anything. I felt like I had 10 cups of coffee, and I haven't had coffee all week. I was trying to calm down. Mike was trying to calm me down, and then I hit some good shots, and all of a sudden I hit some really erratic shots in between. Just one of those days. I'm glad that it's over and I'm glad that I didn't really shoot myself in the foot. I'm somewhat right there.

If I can just kind of calm myself down and go out there and trust myself -- I'm swinging well. I feel great. I love the golf course. It's great to be here.

Q. To be in contention now, a little bit different than last year, you maybe haven't been in this situation in a while.

ANNIKA SORENSTAM: Yeah, I mean, I always enjoy having a chance to win. I feel like the chances are there. I've just got to obviously play my game and believe in it and do that and not worry so much about everything else.

Yeah, big day tomorrow. I think it's exciting. You have a leaderboard, a lot of names up there I think with a lot of -- some of the top names that we would expect. Hopefully everybody tunes in.

Q. Laura said it just feels like the same, like 25 years ago, played against these same people. Does it feel that way to you at all? Does this feel like anything else?

ANNIKA SORENSTAM: I mean, I feel a little different, but I know what she means. You have the names that we used to play against, and the leaderboards might look very similar. But I think overall it's just -- I've got to go out and focus on my own game, and I've got to do my business, and that's all I can do and then we'll see what happens.

Q. Was there a point during the round where you realized that you were six back, and did you pay attention --

ANNIKA SORENSTAM: Yeah, I mean, I got off to such a crummy start that it doesn't matter where I am. I've just got to get my game in order. I've got to get back on track. I told Mike I need to shoot under par, and now I'm over par and we'll see where that puts me. I looked at the leaderboard a little later and then I kind of saw, but it seemed like most of the top players had some up and downs, too. The only one that really stayed steady was Laura coming from behind and getting up there.

Sometimes it's just enough work to worry about your own, and I had a lot of work today.

Q. Advice from Will today?

ANNIKA SORENSTAM: I probably will get my earful later. But no, he actually told me I hit a good shot on the last hole so that was warming, and thanks to him for at least pointing out something good I did.