THE ASCENDANT LPGA BENEFITING VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA

September 30, 2022

Jessica Korda

Golf Clubs at The Tribute

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Q. All right, here with Jess Korda. Jess, solid round today, 5-under. You haven't made a bogey in 20 holes, which is awesome. Just take me through your round out there.

JESSICA KORDA: Front nine was obviously -- or back nine, front nine was obviously a lot better. Made a lot more birdies. Gave myself more opportunities.

On the back the wind kind of died and came back up and died and came back up so there was a lot more guessing on the back and I couldn't get close.

I made a lot of par saves, which obviously helps being bogey-free.

Q. How do you manage like your expectations when the conditions are like that? I know that's pretty challenging to deal with.

JESSICA KORDA: Yeah, I mean, I think you can kind of obviously tell that we were on the wrong side of the wave. Even based on where the cut line is versus the leader; you don't really see gaps this big that often.

It is what it is. You're just trying to put together the best score that you can and ignore everything else.

Q. Saw you give it a good run there on 9 with that putt. What's been working so well in your putting this week in particular? I know these greens are tricky.

JESSICA KORDA: We're back on grain, bermuda greens. It's something I grew up on and I'm pretty comfortable reading and playing on.

So it's always really nice to be able to feel comfortable somewhere where you kind of grew up seeing.

Q. How has your ball striking been? I'm sure hitting a lot of greens, but you said had a lot of par saves there on that front nine/back nine.

JESSICA KORDA: Yeah, I've been hitting the ball pretty well since basically Canada. Just haven't been able to convert any putts, and that's the difference this week.

Q. Your switch seemed to flip. You have been playing solid golf these last few events. What's been working?

JESSICA KORDA: I don't know.

Q. Mindset heading into the weekend?

JESSICA KORDA: Just try and do the same thing that I've been doing. We had such a great group the last two days with Lydia and Madelene. Just it was so easygoing and I really enjoyed that. I'm just going to try to do the same thing this weekend and see where that puts me.