LPGA Q-SERIES

December 10, 2022

Polly Mack

Magnolia Grove

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Q. So good round again. Walking off that last green, how did it feel?

POLLY MACK: Felt good. Felt really good to hole that last putt, especially after a three-putt on 17. It was just a very consistent round. No big mistakes. If there were mistakes, I missed on the right side.

So it was nice, good comeback from yesterday.

Q. And then 6-under today, 22-under total, one day left to play. Sitting in a pretty comfortable spot to get that LPGA Tour card for next year. What are you most looking forward to for tomorrow's last round?

POLLY MACK: Really just enjoying the last round. Get comfortable again and just enjoy the time with my teammate and friend. Just have some laughs out there, and, yeah we'll see what happens. (Laughter.)

Q. And then like we discussed earlier this week, last week you went solo. You were solo for most of your Epson rookie season. How has having your friend and teammate on the bag really helped you come into your own this week and get those shots nailed down and be playing some really solid golf?

POLLY MACK: It just helps being more relaxed, not worrying about my card all the time, but just, you know, walk on the green earlier and stuff, and just think about some other things between shots. She definitely helps me get thoughts and other things than just golf.

Sometimes it's hard to do that by yourself. I mean, it's possible, but it's just easier with someone there. Get some good laughs in and just enjoying everything. Yeah, being there together is just fun.

Q. And then have you had any other teammates reach out and kind of be like some support that you can lean on or any of your old coaches, stuff like that? Basically who has been your support system this week to help you get through the grueling two weeks that is Q-Series?

POLLY MACK: First of all, family. They're always very supportive, texting cute texts and keeping me motivated and keeping me happy and wanting to do good.

And then, yeah, my coaches reached out to me. Some of my teammates reached out. That feels really good to know that they have my back and they're supportive about it. Yeah, I'm really excited to get the last round in and be done. (Laughter.)

Q. And then you just graduated in May; started your professional career. I know we talked about University of Alabama. You transferred there knowing that you wanted to play professional golf and that was giving you the best opportunity to succeed and accomplish those goals. How has your time at University of Alabama and your time with the Epson Tour this past season helped prepare you for this moment and this stress and get you ready for next season?

POLLY MACK: I would say just generally the opportunities that we had in college, the practice facility that we had, our coaches got us ready with very good drills that we had to do. Just the on-course practice as well.

I mean, in tournaments they got us prepared. They were like, okay, how do you see this shot, and we got to talk through it together. Kind of like having a caddie here and there.

And, yeah, they definitely -- my coaches definitely got me motivated to do well and try my best out here. And, yeah, also my teammates. Again, them having my back, it just feels good to not be out here alone but knowing there are people that care about you.

Q. And then you said yesterday you just weren't feeling like it was your kind of golf, and then today it was feeling better, putts were dropping. How do you stay positive between the rounds leaving everything on the course and coming back with a fresh mindset, especially because it is such a long two weeks and eight rounds of golf? How do you keep positive when a round doesn't go the way you want it or the shots don't go the way you want them to?

POLLY MACK: To be fair, my long game was still really, really good. I still hit shots really close. It was just the putts that didn't fall.

Honestly, it's a day-to-day thing. Sometimes all the putts fall and sometimes they don't. It's really just it happens or it doesn't. You have a day like this or a day like that. I knew I wasn't putting suddenly bad.

It was like, okay, today is just not the day. Accept it and keep going. I told my teammate, hey, we can just do our best, and made sure does its own thing basically. I mean, we're still playing on the outside and it's still greens, like it's not like carpet.

So, yeah, I just, you know, try to stay positive and look forward to the next day. (Laughter.)

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