LPGA MEDIHEAL CHAMPIONSHIP

October 7, 2022

Haeji Kang

The Saticoy Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Haeji Kang after her second round here in LA-ish area. Tell me, what was going so well for you out there, especially on your back nine today?

HAEJI KANG: Definitely I would say I don't have my A game right now, so the start today was very slow. I mostly did up and downs, and then I think my putting is going good though, so I made couple on the way in.

So that's how I could score today, yeah.

Q. How important is that putting out here? I know these greens are a little difficult. How important is the putter this week?

HAEJI KANG: It's definitely important to have a good distance control, because the green is very slopey on the other -- like some of the holes out here.

So you got to know how much it's going to roll and stuff like that. So, yeah.

Q. I saw that sort of funny ruling there. You and who else were stuck in that divot together, right?

HAEJI KANG: Uh-huh.

Q. Take us though that. You ended up birdieing the hole, which is awesome.

HAEJI KANG: So Jasmine's ball and my ball ended up like together on the fairway, and like it was first time for me to get that ruling so I wasn't sure how I had to deal with it.

Jasmine had to go first, and obviously if she hits it, the divot had to be little deeper. I was worried like, oh, what happens if she hits it, I'm going to be in a worse place.

But the ruling was like I had to find the closest likely as possible near the area. It wasn't has to be like the exact point. So yeah, I did well.

Q. Yeah.

HAEJI KANG: I got lucky.

Q. Took advantage of it.

HAEJI KANG: Yeah.

Q. I love that. Going into tomorrow sitting near the top of the leaderboard, what do you have to do to take advantage of moving day?

HAEJI KANG: I think I'll just do same thing: I'll just practice a little bit and then do some lag putting and eat some nice dinner. I might go to LA to get some good dinner, so that will be a good preparation.

Q. Yeah. What do you have to do on the course to really try and move up? I know you were really consistent today hitting 14 of 14 fairways.

HAEJI KANG: Yeah.

Q. Is that sort of the key out here, too?

HAEJI KANG: Yes, definitely. For the shots into the green you have to place it in the right point, because most of the greens are sloped from back to front.

So you got to place yourself uphill putts. Yeah, so that's the key.