AMAZINGCRE PORTLAND CLASSIC

September 16, 2022

Ruoning Yin

Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Ruoning Yin after round two of the AmazingCre Portland Classic. I just want to say what a whirlwind the past couple weeks have been for you. How have you been managing having such a great finish a couple weeks ago? You missed some cuts this season, but so it's just been a lot of good golf these past couple weeks. Tell me how you've been managing all of that and how you're feeling about it.

RUONING YIN: I think for the first half year I missed a lot of cuts. I think I just -- like I said, I just put too much pressure on myself. Right now I just kind of want to enjoy golf and I enjoy play on the course, yeah.

Q. Yeah?

RUONING YIN: I think it's mental change.

Q. Mental change, okay. Cool. How hard is it to change mentality? I know it's not as easy as just saying it, right?

RUONING YIN: Yeah. I mean, I got to thank my mom for that, because we been talk a lot about the mental. I told her how stressful I play on the tour and she just goes, um, I mean, you have to enjoy it.

Q. How much did you enjoy playing with some superstars, Brooke and Ayaka, out here the last couple days?

RUONING YIN: I mean, they are best player on world, so I still can learn lot of things from them. Just, yeah.

Q. Does it help you play better to play with other really good players?

RUONING YIN: Yeah, for sure.

Q. Yeah. Speaking of your round today, what was the best part of your golf today?

RUONING YIN: I was little struggle with my driver on the front nine, and I just -- I think my ball striking is on the good spot compares to last week.

I think everything is on a good spot right now.

Q. That's great. What are you looking forward to most about playing this weekend and being near the top of the leaderboard?

RUONING YIN: I mean, always feel good about see my name on the leaderboard. I think it's kind of motivation for me to keep playing better.