EPSON TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

October 8, 2022

Hyo Joon Jang

LPGA International, Jones Course

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, five birdies and an eagle. How did it feel walking off that last green?

HYO JOON JANG: Front nine I was just staying calm and tried best for each shot. As soon as I made a double bogey I could feel mentally something breaking, because I'm human, I guess.

But I was trying to just forget about it. I still have -- at least I didn't made that tomorrow, you know. So I have more opportunity, so I was just forgetting about it and trying to be calm again.

Q. And then that was kind of my next question. How do you stay positive after a double bogey and get your head back in the right mental game to finish the round strong?

HYO JOON JANG: Because I have more plenty holes left for tomorrow as well, and my caddie really help me to make me stay positive.

He was like, Joon, you're good. You've been playing good. What you've been doing will make you good for next few holes. You should trust that. So that's really helped me.

Q. And then how did that eagle feel?

HYO JOON JANG: Oh, wow, that was unexpected. I hit an iron shot, it was downwind, so it was very helpful.

Yeah, boom, eagle. I felt good, yeah.

Q. And then what's your mindset for tomorrow? How do you relax and prepare?

HYO JOON JANG: Same thing: New day, new opportunity, so I will try to stay low, but if the chance come, I will try to grab it. If it's not, I will do my best always.

Q. I'm working on a story about people on the bubble full top 10. You've been knocking at the door of the top 10 this whole season.

HYO JOON JANG: Uh-huh.

Q. And now you have a really great chance to break into the top 10 with a win here. Are you thinking about that at all going into tomorrow?

HYO JOON JANG: Oh, yes, I do. I'm trying to avoid that, but I'm very much thinking every single time. Joon, like if I don't get this in, I still have Q-Series, so don't even think about that much external, because what's the point, you know.

So I'm more trying to focus on what's right now and what I'm doing right now. So that's more I'm going to do tomorrow.

Q. And when get yourself in a great position to kind of break into the top 10 no matter what since you're at the top of the leaderboard, are you feeling a little bit more comfortable after playing so well these past three days going into the final day?

HYO JOON JANG: Comfortable is not really a word right now, but I will feel more confidence. Uh-huh, I will be not comfortable at all in my future too, but I'm more confidence now.