AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN'S AMATEUR

March 31, 2023

Latanna Stone

Quick Quotes

Q. You talked about yesterday how rushed it was last year because of having to finish and then bus over here. Today more relaxing? Take us through the day on the course.

LATANNA STONE: Yeah, I had a great group today in my practice round. It was really nice, and we all had so much fun with Meghan and Kendall, and we just had a last, and we just relaxed and cruised through and really enjoyed the golf course today.

Q. Anything you see different? Anything that was different that you noticed going around today?

LATANNA STONE: Not really. I mean, I was just playing shots I did last year over kind of -- like oh, I was over here, I was over here, and just kind of having the rush of memories coming back to me.

Q. Anything you particularly worked on today in practice or anything?

LATANNA STONE: Not really. We were just playing and just having fun out there.

Q. You've said that tomorrow, just have fun. Is that the whole key to this now, just to have fun, enjoy the two days out here?

LATANNA STONE: Definitely. I mean, just take it in and have fun. It's not every day you can come out to Augusta National and play golf.

Q. What did you learn about holding a lead at this type of golf course?

LATANNA STONE: That anything can happen here. It's just golf. Things happen, and everything happens for a reason, and I believe that what happened is just something that I can grow from. That was a really big learning experience for me as a person and as a golfer.

Q. You're such an accomplished player. Had anything prior to that point prepared you for that, or was it an experience like you've never had before?

LATANNA STONE: I don't think I've ever experienced something like that before, so that was kind of just like a first kind of thing that happened.

I want people to know that I tried to handle myself as well as I possibly can, even though I've never been put in a situation like that before, especially being such a high -- all eyes on you kind of thing. I had a lot of fun out there last year, and I'm hoping to do the same thing again this year.

Q. If you put your analyst hat on, is a five-shot lead safe at this golf tournament?

LATANNA STONE: Depends on the player, I guess. It could be, could be not. That's all I've got to say about that, I guess.

Q. Is Cameron's credit card ready for the merchandise shop?

LATANNA STONE: Yes. If it's not, then he should get ready.