EPSON TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

October 9, 2022

Anita Uwadia

LPGA International, Jones Course

Quick Quotes

Q. So career day.

ANITA UWADIA: Yeah, I know.

Q. How does it feel walking off the field for the last time this season?

ANITA UWADIA: For me it's kind of unreal just because like I didn't play the last event because I was quite (indiscernible) off mentally with my game, and for me to play a career low a week after, I was like, damn, I don't know where this year is leading to. It's pretty nice and it's obviously a confidence booster.

So, no, I'm excited to end the season this way, and, again, like you said, career low. I didn't expect it, I'm not going to lie. After birdies kept dropping, I mean, just ride with it, I guess.

Q. So let's chat a little bit about those birdies, especially at the beginning. I looked at the scoreboard and you're 6-under through seven holes, and five birdies in a row. What was going through your mind?

ANITA UWADIA: To be fair, I don't really know. It was just because my coach and I, I just saw him last week and we were working, so I think was really nervous. I'm not going to lie to you right now.

It's one of those things. I told myself, if it's your day, it's your day. Anything can happen in one hole, so don't even think about the future. Just focus on routine on every single shot, and that's what I did.

I didn't even know -- I knew what my score was. I'm not going to lie to you right now. But at the same time, I was just trying to focus on my routine.

Q. Got it. So, I mean, but you know that you're 6-under through 7.

ANITA UWADIA: Yes, of course.

Q. How does that motivate you going forward to the back nine?

ANITA UWADIA: You know, No. 9, No. 18, I actually missed a three-footer for birdie, so I was kind of pissed. I'm not going to lie.

It was one of those things. When you're making so many birdies you almost get nervous. I'm not going to lie.

I missed putt and I was like, well, I just missed three-footer. Like you know you're not going to make every single putt today. For me, it kind of calmed me down and like the back nine, it got windier on the back and I was like, let's see how we play.

I wasn't really thinking, oh, let's just go make a bunch of birdies on the back, because it got windier and I just missed a putt. I was kind of free.

Then towards the end you get nervous again because you know what you are at. I didn't look at a leaderboard. I didn't really know where the leaderboard was. I was like, I got to shoot like 25-under to win, to be honest. Career low, I'm excited.

Q. You mentioned that last week you weren't in the best place mentally. (Wind interference.) Does this kind of erase all that, help you move into next year?

ANITA UWADIA: Well, I have Q-School coming up, so that's definitely a positive. Last week it was just -- or two weeks ago actually, I mean, I almost shot like (wind interference), but had no idea where the ball was going. Absolutely no frigging idea where the ball was going.

So it's one of those things. I think the biggest motivation for me this week is that I've worked on shots that I can see the shots now. Even when I'm nervous I know this shot probably going to come out.

For me, it's just being able to see the shots that I want to hit and actually executing it under pressure. It's a motivation for Q-School. We'll see how Q-School goes.

Obviously if you shoot 62 any day it's a big motivation that you can do it, it's in you.