PELICAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

November 13, 2022

Lydia Ko

Pelican Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here about Lydia Ko after her final round at the Pelican Women's Championship. Can you just sort of recap your week for us here and tell us how it helped you prepare for next week, which is the big one.

LYDIA KO: Yeah, I don't think any part of my game was like very sharp this week, so I just don't think I ever got off to like a good momentum.

But even though it wasn't like a lot of like great shots, I feel like I was still able to kind of have it together, and if I did make a bogey, I was able to come back.

So, yeah, I think there is still a lot of positives. It's always nice to finish the season couple weeks where I can drive straight from my house in Orlando to finish off the season.

You know, just I guess probably the biggest correlation is just getting used to the types of grass and the greens with both weeks being bermuda. I think the course layout is quite different.

But there is always things to learn from, and the course here this week, especially after the rain, it's been in such good shape that no matter how you're playing -- it's always nice to play at golf courses where they're super excited to have us here, and the course is in good shape for us to try and roll some putts in here and there.

Q. Any parts of your game in particular you plan on working on, sharpening up for next week?

LYDIA KO: I think just overall it wasn't like awesome, but it might be that I could be referencing it all from Korea where like mostly everything was good.

I think my iron game wasn't super sharp, so I didn't set up myself a lot of birdie opportunities. When I did have them, I didn't really make many. My driver was okay.

This golf course is pretty forgiving off the tee, so even if I hit like miss-shots, I probably got away with some where it wouldn't be the case in some other golf courses.

Hopefully it's a good warmup for next week, and no matter what, it's been a fun season and I'm excited for next week to start and also for Sunday to come around as well.

Q. Last question from me. With some awards within your reach, season-ending awards, is that something you think about, focus on, or do you just play as if everything is normal?

LYDIA KO: I think when I'm out there playing I just want to shoot the best and lowest score I can. On days like today where it is a little bit windier, you know, I'm like scrambling myself and trying to post a good score, and I feel like all the awards and season-ending stuff are very secondary.

If I play well and somebody else plays better and they win all or some, or whatever, that's totally out of my hands. I think there are so many players obviously that's quite close with all of those, like Player of the Year, Vare, and all of that, so it's not just about me.

I just want to focus on my game and have a good week next week. If I'm holding a couple trophies or one trophy or no trophy, I think those trophies will be an added bonus more than anything.

Q. For those of us who saw you ten years ago, seeing that power baby fade again brings a tear to the eye. Is that something you've been working on, and are you comfortable with that shot shape again?

LYDIA KO: Yeah, I think when I was an amateur I played like almost down the middle of the fairway and it did fade a little bit more then, but I think it's kind of been, the strategy is trying to go where it's the widest part of the fairway, and then if I get a little draw or fade, that's not really -- it's not the end of the world because I'm trying to hit to that big, fat part.

Yeah, I think I'm just trying to be like very neutral out there and not trying to create this shot or that shot. I just notice that sometimes when I do see like a slinging draw or a big cut I get more manipulative and it's not as free.

I'm just trying to go day by day. Some days I hit draws and I'm totally fine with it, and some days I hit a fade and I'm fine with that, too.

I think I've been doing a better job of like when things are coming down the stretch or things are more in the line to just be -- just trust it and trust my training and hit aggressive shots, and what happens outside of that is kind of -- you hope for the best, but what happens outside of that I can't do much about it.