KROGER QUEEN CITY CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY P&G

September 10, 2022

Megan Khang

Kenwood Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Megan, a successful front nine for you to start off the day. Take me through what was working so well.

MEGAN KHANG: I definitely was able to get a good putt to go in on two. Didn't hit the best chip shot, but I was able to capitalize on the putt and kind of kept the momentum.

Stayed patient with the next few holes, and then 6 I hit a nice approach shot in.

And then 7 they made reachable. Got to get my distances dialed on my greenside chips, because that wasn't too great today.

Overall was really able to hit some decent wedge shots inside 100 yards and I was able to make some putts.

Q. How important is it to stay patient when maybe some things aren't going your way?

MEGAN KHANG: Yeah, definitely. I mean, Jack and I, it was mainly me, I was trying to figure out the greens. Some of them it was kind of crazy. Like the bogey on 8 I believe the pin was like 164, and it was like 158 to the front of the green and I hit a smooth 7-iron and ended up going 180.

I'm like holy smokes. That never would've crossed my mind that it would've gone that far. Led to a bogey, but jumped right back with birdie on nine, I said, let's stay patient. Missed shots are going to happen, shots that we don't expect, but we're going to do our best to try and figure this course out together.

Q. Second week in a row where I feel like you're almost there. You're feeling good about your game. Every time we talk to Jack he says you're closing in. Do you feel that, even after days like this?

MEGAN KHANG: Honestly, today I ended up, what, 3-under total, and I feel like I played like bad honestly.

So it's pretty cool when you have a round where you don't feel like you played your best and you still manage to shoot 3-under.

Again, I wasn't too happy with my ball striking today, but managed to, again, have some good putts. I mean, my speed wasn't the greatest today, too. I left a few putts short where I definitely could have made if I just gave them the right speed.

But in golf there is should have and could haves, and that's what tomorrow is for. Definitely going to try and stay patient and make sure the ball striking gets a little more dialed in and the speed is also rolling pretty good.

Q. You talk about working on the ball striking; also the mentality going into tomorrow. What are some of the mental things you're going into tomorrow with?

MEGAN KHANG: You know, I mean, I feel like this course suits my game pretty well. Hopefully the weather stays away, but, I mean, pressure is going to be on.

I don't -- I'm definitely not in the last group, so I feel like you can kind of think there is going to be a lot more pressure on them, and hopefully just go out there and maybe post a number to give them something to work for.

We saw last week that...

Q. I was about to say, last week you did the same thing.

MEGAN KHANG: Yeah, we saw last week Gaby and I kind of fought it out in our group, and I think we were like third or fourth to last group. So it's golf. Anything can happen. Just got to stay within yourself and give yourself the chance.

Q. How much will you recall what happened last week into this week? Is this what you were thinking about the mentality of it all?

MEGAN KHANG: Honestly, I'm a pretty laid back player and I'm just going to play. I have been. I feel like nothing has really changed from, what's it called, last week to this week.

You know, just going to keep it kind of free and fun and. Again, just trying to have some fun out there and whatever happens, happens. Just as long as I give it my best.