PELICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

November 12, 2022

Yu Liu

Pelican Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Yu Liu after her second round at the Pelican Women's Championship. You got off to a really good start today. What was sort of working for you out there on the front nine? Kicked it off with two birdies.

YU LIU: Yeah, actually second hole was more like a gift because I think it's probably the number one toughest hole on this course.

I just hit a pretty good drive and leave myself a 9-iron and I had a pretty good second shot in, and then made the six-footer for birdie, which is really nice, yeah.

Q. How satisfied are you with your game? What's been working for you specifically? Swing? Putting?

YU LIU: Actually coming into this week it's just a very stressful situation being ranked on the bubble, like 98th on CME. Mediocre week could send me back to Q Series, so just very stressful.

And then I thought a lot about it, like how to handle the pressure and stuff, and I've been working really, really hard during the four weeks off coming to this week.

So just glad to see some stuff paying off, and definitely still a lot of work to do, yeah.

Q. What are some of those strategies you're using to keep the pressure down?

YU LIU: Just not thinking ahead of myself, because if I keep thinking about what's going to happen towards the end of the week I think that's what -- how I messed up the previous couple events for me.

So just like going off yesterday, I didn't really have a good start. I was +3 through 3 and then -- but I wasn't really -- like I didn't really let it get me. It was just take it one shot at a time, and just I'm glad some of the stuff that I was putting the work into was kind of working.

Q. I think it was hole 12 yesterday you had the double bogey; today you par'd it.

YU LIU: Yeah.

Q. How did that feel after kind of the negative result yesterday, to get the par, and what was the key to kind of...

YU LIU: Yeah, it was one of the only holes that's got water hazard surrounding. Yesterday just got a little unlucky with the gust and I hit somewhat little pushy iron shot, but landed on the green and trickled back into the water, which is a little unfortunate I feel like.

So I just didn't really overthink on that shot, yeah.

Q. I have one more for you. About that four weeks off, you said you were working really hard. Working on anything specifically? I know the last time I saw you was in LA.

YU LIU: Mainly just my driving because I've been working on a lot of swing changes, like a lot of changes throughout my game this whole year. That's why the result really suffered.

It's been a very inconsistent year and really hurt my confidence level, so I just feel like just really trying to get the driver more consistent and definitely short game and a lot of scoring clubs.

Q. When did you first make the driving switch? Around what time, and how long did it take you to feel like you were finally comfortable with it?

YU LIU: I actually start right after CME last year. I just feel like I was a little tired of my old technique, not being able to figure out things, and I just felt like something really had to change because I felt like I -- I'm willing to put the work in, so I really wanted to be a better player, yeah.

Q. How long did it take until you felt comfortable with that new swing, would you say?

YU LIU: It's still not quite comfortable. Yeah, a lot tougher than I thought it would be, yeah.