NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 23, 2022

Megan Khang

Pinnacle Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Megan, 7-under par 64. Any time you shoot 64 is pretty good; you shot 64 with a bogey. Walk us through it.

MEGAN KHANG: Yeah, definitely. You know, ball striking was there today. For the first time I think in a while greens were actually soft so could get really aggressive out there.

Little bogey was a little hiccup. Pulled it a little but then shook it right off and tried to bounce back. You know, just kept it out there pretty steady. Obviously Ryann was playing well on the front nine.

It's definitely something I chase after on the first day; you don't expect it to be that quickly and right next to you, but definitely helps. We kind of fed off each other and put a good round out there together.

Q. Speaking of feeding off each other, you've had a tremendous year so far. You keep playing better and golf is a game of streaks. How do you keep that streak going?

MEGAN KHANG: Honestly, Jack and I, we kind of keep it light out there. We're out there for four and a half, five hours, and there is a lot of time to kill out there. I don't think people realize that.

For us, we're just try to keep it fun. We really don't talk about golf in between shots. Kind of joke around. You know, when that minute comes before the shot, we focus a little more and get dialed in, and then as soon as the shot is over, okay, we'll go see what happens next and deal with it.

Q. Do you bring a different mindset to a 54-hole event as opposed to something where you have four rounds?

MEGAN KHANG: I mean, I think everyone kind of knows that you have 18 holes less than a typical event, and it kind of makes you want to get out there and get over and out there and shoot a good round just to get the jump.

And having morning wave, morning tee time, the greens are going to be a little fresher, and you got to take advantage of that. Hopefully the weather stays great for everyone else and you just keep putting together good rounds.

So we're just trying to keep that mentality, stay slightly more aggressive I guess you would say, more than a standard round, but at the end of the day, just keeping the same game plan as well.

Q. Speaking of being aggressive, this event has historically had very low scores. How do you keep the pedal down throughout the rest of the week?

MEGAN KHANG: For me, I try to kind of hit the refresh button and just kind of go into the next day as, Hey, this is a new day, new round. Who knows what the body is going to say.

Just got to deal with the task at hand and just focus on one shot at a time. I think my most common mistake is that I get ahead of myself, and so I've been trying to dial that back and just stay in the moment a lot more.