LPGA DRIVE ON CHAMPIONSHIP

March 25, 2023

Celine Boutier

Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Celine Boutier. It was solid start to finish today. Only one blip on the card. Started off your day with an eagle on the second hole. Tell me about that hole.

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, I was able to reach it in two. Had a solid drive. I was kind of all the way at the front of the green and the pin is kind of back.

Just made a solid putt and happened to go in, so it was a pretty nice way to start the round.

Q. For sure. And then kept it going. Made a couple birdies on 6 and 7 and back-to-back on 10 and 11. Tell me about that stretch in there.

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, I feel like I had a lot of birdie opportunities today. I didn't even make all of them, but I feel like because I was playing really steady and focusing on hitting good shots and having the birdie chances I, feel like I made a few. It was definitely very solid round all around.

Q. And speaking of that, obviously in the bunker on the last there, but got up and down for another birdie. Just tell me about that third shot.

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, I feel like the tee was up, so it was a little bit shorter. Definitely what a hybrid to go into the green. Pulled it a little bit, but the shot from the bunker on the left side is not too bad. Just had the whole green kind of uphill. Managed to hit it really solid and tap-in for birdie to finish.

Q. Solid has been your word of the year last year and a half. Just been so consistent. What's changed maybe for you or has anything changed where you've just gotten so consistent?

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, I think I just realized that my game is good enough, and so I sometimes -- especially the first few years on tour I kind of felt like I had to play my best to be able to compete, and I just feel like now I'm a little bit more settled in the way that I'm playing and I feel like I'm not trying to be anybody else out there.

I just know my strengths and I know my weaknesses, and I'm just trying to do with what I have. I think it's just made me be able to be more calm and also more confident that I'm good enough to be able to play.

Q. Finally, tomorrow, in contention again and heading into another final round. Feel like I say that to you all the time. What's the mindset going to be? It's a golf course that doesn't have a lot of teeth, but it's really bouncy and firm. The greens will be quite quick.

CELINE BOUTIER: Yeah, there is definitely a lot of opportunities, so I think I'm going to have to shoot a pretty low score to be able to have a chance.

But I feel like I've been feeling pretty good on this golf course so far, so I'm honestly just going to try to do the same thing tomorrow.