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February 18, 2023

Lydia Ko

Royal Greens Golf & Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Lydia, I had a chance to talk to your caddie, David Jones, while you were signing your scorecard. He goes, she's just got magic feet and magic hands. They were very, very good today. Talk about the feet, because you were brilliant at feeling the putts and holing plenty of them.

LYDIA KO: Yeah, I actually hit the ball really well my first few holes. I set myself for a lot of birdie opportunities within 15 feet, and it was as if I was putting a good stroke and the hole wasn't there.

But to see my birdie putt go in on 5 was definitely a big sigh of relief just because you know you're playing well, and, you know, you're trying to stay patient, but your playing opponents are making a lot the birdies so you're trying to be on that same momentum.

But I was able to stay really patient and made a string of birdies around the turn. I don't think my long game was as good in the back nine, but I was still able to scramble my way around.

It was a good birdie on 17 to end the day.

Q. Yeah, it certainly was. So you're right in contention once again. Playing alongside Lilia Vu who's an up ask coming player from the States. Got to be impressed by her performance as well.

LYDIA KO: Yeah, we played for the first time like on tour at the Scottish Open last year. I just really liked how she went about her business, really fast and really aggressive when it comes to play.

So, yeah, that's kind of something that I'm trying to work on to be a little bit more aggressive and just commit to my shots and just let it rip. That kind of seems like the way she plays.

So, yeah, it was fun to play alongside her and Aditi. I don't know who I'm playing with tomorrow, but I think it's going to be a great showdown, especially if the wind is not as breezy as yesterday afternoon. I don't know how many shots back is actually back, because you could possibly make a stretch of birdies and put yourself up there.

Q. You're going to be playing with Emily Pedersen and Lilia Vu tomorrow. Do you now how many professional events you've won?

LYDIA KO: I have no idea.

Q. You don't know?

LYDIA KO: I have no idea.

Q. 25. A win tomorrow would be 26. When you think you're only 25 years old, that's quite some record.

LYDIA KO: I know my passport says 25, but sometimes I look in the mirror and I question myself if I look 25. Then sometimes I don't feel 25.

But it's already my tenth year on tour and time has flown by, in a good way. I'm very grateful about the opportunities that I was able to get even as an amateur playing the Canadian Women's Open, some of the tournaments in Australia as an amateur.

I think all of those I think opportunities and sponsor invites was able to make my rookie year easier and that transition smoother. I don't think I could have asked for anything more. Obviously while I'm playing I want to keep reaching high, keep trying to keep playing the best golf I can, but enjoy it.

I know we're all going to have good days and bad days, but when things are going well, you do try and feed off that good momentum.