LPGA DRIVE ON CHAMPIONSHIP

March 25, 2023

Ariya Jutanugarn

Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Ariya Jutanugarn after her third round at the LPGA Drive On Championship. Bogey-free, nine birdies today. What was working so well for you?

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: I would say everything getting like much better. I start to like -- because feel like last few week I'm not feeling good my putting, so I've been working on it. This week it's getting much better, yeah.

Q. Your first round I saw was like sort of a struggle. Then you played your way into the cut line yesterday. Tell me about the pressure after that first round and what you did yesterday to play your way in.

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: Actually, after my first round was no pressure. I just like honestly it's not good the way I think, but I'm thinking about like what I'm going to do instead (audio glitch.) Watch some of golf. My sister play Saturday, Sunday. When I have no pressure I kind of like have better commitment and not think about the outcome too much so everything start to be like better.

Q. Speaking of your sister, have you guys talked at all last night? Any strategizing like that between you two?

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: Actually we not talk about golf at all. I complain about something else a bit with my sister.

We just like watch some show and that's it. Like we lay on the bed together and watch some show.

Q. Are you guys very competitive with each other? Seeing her do well, does that make you wanting to chase after her?

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: We really competitive when we practice, but not when we play tournament.

Q. How happy are you to see her succeed for the first two days?

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: It means so much to me because like to me, she one of the -- she work so hard and she never give up and she have the most patient out here.

So to see she be able to play well just means so much to me.

Q. I know you've had a couple events this season and haven't played as well you wanted to. How gratifying is this round and how much confidence does it give you?

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: I would say everything getting better, but it's just like on the way to get better I feel like, so it's just need some time. If I can feel a bit better every day, that more than enough.

Q. What are some of your goals for tomorrow?

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: Tomorrow? I still felt like I have so much thing to work on. I getting much better, but still like I want to work on my commitment. Sometime I take so long thinking so much so I want to tie it up and get better with that.

Q. I know you said somehow you left a couple birdies out there. Tell us about those.

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: Missed some short putt today. Just misread it. I putted good, pretty good, and, yeah, just that's it.