LPGA Q-SERIES

December 3, 2022

Dani Homqvist

Magnolia Grove

Quick Quotes

Q. So 5-under bogey-free round. How did it feel walking off that last green?

DANI HOLMQVIST: Really good, thank you. Just played pretty smart and got a few putts to drop, so it was nice coming in at 5-under.

Q. Awesome. And then your first round you were 3-over but yesterday you were 4-under.

DANI HOLMQVIST: 5.

Q. 5-under, so 5-under both days. How did it feel kind of getting back into it yesterday and continuing that today, and how did your mindset change a little bit after the first day?

DANI HOLMQVIST: I think the first day was just mostly a battle with the coldness. I thought it was pretty difficult to play in that kind of cold weather and the really wet course.

But forecast was a lot better today, so I feel like it was easier to hit some good shots. Just had fun out there.

Q. And then like you said, first day the weather wasn't really what we were hoping it to be or what's ideal. Today we had showers here and there. How do you stay positive with weather changes like that and remind yourself there is a lot of golf left to be played and take it shot by shot and day by day?

DANI HOLMQVIST: Yeah, going to the parking lot and seeing it was 39 degrees was a little bit tough the first day, but it's the same for everyone. The good thing with being wet is the course plays pretty wide and it's easy to hit a lot of the greens and stuff like that, so it's good.

Q. And then obviously Q-School just being Q-School, and especially a long two weeks, how do you deal with some nerves that you may have or especially memories from Q-School in the past? How do you deal with those emotions and feelings and just keep it in this year and be in the present?

DANI HOLMQVIST: Well, I think this one is a little bit different since it's two weeks. When I've gone through before it was five rounds and that was kind of it, so it's just a long week. This is two tournaments, so it's a little bit different, so I try to just see it like a normal tournament and just keep on playing.

Q. And then last season you spent time on the Epson Tour and had a really good season. How did that kind of prepare you to come into these two weeks and just fight for the LPGA Tour card again?

DANI HOLMQVIST: Yeah, I mean, I would probably argue I think there should be more cards on the Epson Tour because there are so many good players out there. I think they deserve to be on the LPGA. I just missed out on it and I had seven Top 10s and felt pretty solid out there.

You know, it's just golf. You just got to play well at the right time.

Q. And then does knowing that you'll have a spot on the Epson Tour and status kind of help you play a little bit more freely this week or is it kind of just --

DANI HOLMQVIST: Not really.

Q. -- one goal in sight?

DANI HOLMQVIST: Yeah, not really for me because I had a good -- pretty okay finish on that tour last year, so I knew I would have that anyway. It's just an opportunity these two weeks, and just trying to play some good golf.

Q. And then how do you avoid burnout being on tour for a little bit and having gone through it? You've done Q-School, been on the LPGA, played Epson. How do you avoid burnout and keep positive through the ups and downs that is the game of golf?

DANI HOLMQVIST: I think the only thing -- I mean, I think everyone goes through and battles that. The only thing I can say is just to have a good, solid system and support system outside of golf and people and family that love and like you for who you are regardless of the score you shoot.

Having a good friend on the bag has helped me a lot, and also coming home to a puppy helps a lot, too. Yeah, I would say just have a good life outside of golf makes it a lot easier.

Q. And what do you like to do outside of golf? I know we talked about this a little bit before. What do you like to do during tournament weeks to kind of leave everything on the course and go home and kind of forget about it once you're done?

DANI HOLMQVIST: I've been studying my helicopter stuff a little bit, so I've been doing that. I try to fly from places where it's possible to do some flying, but that and just I studied wine for two years. Used to do that a little bit, too.

Yeah, mostly that. Just talking to friends and family and stuff like that.

Q. And then what have you learned about yourself and your game within your journey playing at the highest level so far?

DANI HOLMQVIST: I think it's just, you know, playing any professional sport, especially golf, you just got to be so mentally tough. I think that's a quality that I'll take with me forever, regardless of what I do. It is pretty amazing. We get to see so many different places and meet so many cool people. I'm just grateful for golf.

Q. And then are you still working with Brad Faxon?

DANI HOLMQVIST: Yeah. I see him a little bit, yeah.

Q. What have you guys been working on this year and where have you seen improvement?

DANI HOLMQVIST: I haven't seen him that much. I just been working with Lance Gill and Jason Baile, but they're out of the same Performance System out of Jupiter Hills, so they're all there so all kind of talk to each other.