NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 25, 2022

Pornannong Phatlum

Pinnacle Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Pornanong Phatlum, for a while looked like it was yours to win. Played really well today. You're going to finish in the Top 5. How proud are you of that effort?

PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, I'm so proud of myself. Like I try hard on like mental and like physical, too, and it's worked very good right now and I tried to keep focus on what I have to do it.

Q. Made a lot of birdies today. I think there was a tear of three or four in a row. What was going through your mind?

PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, after like four in a row and it's same like yesterday. I told my caddie, like, wow, it's like the same like yesterday. I just keep try to do my game and just try to do as low as I can, because I know it's going to be like low score for the final round.

So, yeah, it's really exciting after that.

Q. You seem like a player that's always smiley. In those moments when you are making a lot birdies, do you get a little bit more serious or locked in?

PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, I try to relax myself and talk to my caddie a lot, too. Yeah, I feel like more pressure or when I'm playing very good and get like leading on this one. Yeah.

So, yeah, it's nervous and I have to talk to myself like have to calm down and just focus like everything that I have to do, yeah.

Q. I know it wasn't exactly the result you wanted, but still a really solid finish. You've been playing some really good golf. How confident are you? We have six events left. Got to be feeling pretty good.

PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, I play like all the tournament this year that they have, so I try to focus on what I have to do. Just like I told you, have to trust on myself more on the course, yeah.

Q. You said you played every event this season?

PORNANONG PHATLUM: Almost, yeah. Like not in like with Asian tournament, but in the full field tournament, yes, I do.

Q. How do you maintain your energy? You've been in contention quite a bit.

PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, so after round I have to good like massage or get more sleep like every night. I have to balance on my game, too.

Q. Atthaya obviously playing some pretty good golf right now, fellow Thai. What does it mean to you personally to see the next generation start to come up?

PORNANONG PHATLUM: Yeah, I'm so happy to see like Thai name on the leaderboard, like win on the tournament, too.

Like, yeah, I'm so happy. Want to see more coming, yeah. Yeah, just like so proud of them.