NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 23, 2022

Sophia Schubert

Pinnacle Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Sophia Schubert. Nice way to start your week here in Arkansas. Made quite a few birdies today. I know it was kind of a slow start. I was talking to your mom earlier. How did you turn it around?

SOPHIA SCHUBERT: You know, I just stayed patient. I had kind of a bad break on -- I can't think of what hole, whatever hole I bogeyed, and I was plugged in the face of the bunker and had to hit it out kind of sideways.

And so we just stayed patient after that, took the bogey, and kept trying to hit fairways and greens and make putts.

Q. Which one of the birdies really stands out the most for you today? Are there any?

SOPHIA SCHUBERT: I honestly would say my second birdie on -- I think it was -- whatever hole that was, 3 or 4.

It was a pretty good putt, pretty good length putt. But I just felt like that really got my momentum going.

And then I would say on 9 I had a good one, too. Yeah, because I missed a couple putts before that and then made a good one on 9 and that really helped at the turn.

Q. I feel like you've been on a sprint since Evian. How have you maintained your energy? It's been a stretch of golf, and you've been going at it.

SOPHIA SCHUBERT: Yeah, it has been long. It's been a lot more golf than I'm really used to playing, but it's been fun. I just try to take breaks when I can, rest when I'm home, and go at it when I'm out here.

Q. Good start today. Two more rounds out here. How much have you played Pinnacle Country Club, and what did you learn today?

SOPHIA SCHUBERT: I haven't played it a whole lot. I played 27 holes leading up, the front once and the back twice.

I learned that really like it's gettable. There is low numbers out there. You just have to keep kind of plugging away. If you're missing putts the greens are really great. They're smooth. They roll really well. So just kind of keep doing what you're doing and be patient.