LPGA Q-SERIES

December 4, 2022

Lauren Hartlage

Magnolia Grove

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, so first of all, great playing.

LAUREN HARTLAGE: Thank you.

Q. Four days.

LAUREN HARTLAGE: Thank you.

Q. You're halfway through; week one completed.

LAUREN HARTLAGE: Uh-huh.

Q. You excelled, to say the least. How are you feeling post round/post four rounds?

LAUREN HARTLAGE: Yeah, I'm feeling good. I've been ball striking it really well this week, which I think is really important, giving yourself some birdie looks.

I played these courses last year so I'm really familiar with them and I really like the layout, so pretty proud of how I've kept up the last four rounds and looking forward to next week.

Q. Nice. And with a qualifier tournament like this, what was your approach for this week?

LAUREN HARTLAGE: Yeah for sure it's definitely like you don't want to put any extra pressure because that usually doesn't end up helping you at all.

So I kind of just wanted to take it shot by shot and made sure that I was really accepting with whatever happened and just stay in the moment and the present and see what happens.

Q. And did you have any goals coming into this week besides like making the cut?

LAUREN HARTLAGE: Yeah, I think obviously like making the cut and getting your card are the long-term goals, but those kind of aren't in my control. I can control my attitude and kind of how I approach each shot.

So I just want to make sure I stayed in the moment and was on target and on the present time.

Q. And what inspired you to keep going, keep grinding to pursue the dream of playing full time on the LPGA Tour?

LAUREN HARTLAGE: Yeah, I mean, I got to play some last year, and obviously I didn't play well enough to keep my card, so being able to go out there and kind of see what it was like, it's been something I've been dreaming of growing up my whole life.

It's been a great journey and I'm excited to be this position.

Q. How are you going to take these four rounds of golf and recharge for week two?

LAUREN HARTLAGE: Yeah, going to keep the same game plan I had this week. Keep working on my ball striking and get some of those putts to fall and kind of see what happens.

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