DIO IMPLANT LA OPEN

March 31, 2023

Patty Tavatanakit

Palos Verdes Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Patty T, 4-under round today. Take me through the day.

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: My irons has been really sharp and solid for the past two days, so that helped a lot with the soft greens just kind of carry and play the back spin a little bit, so I really like that.

Q. What did you work on to get your irons to this place, especially with a course like this?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: A little bit of swing changes for six months now, and I feel like everything is just kind of in a good place.

Q. Swing changes for you, just is there a certain like spot of swing changes or getting in the rhythm again?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah. Like getting in the rhythm again and just swing freely. And confidently.

Q. Do you feel more confident in your game?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah, way more confident than where I was six months ago. Everything feels really good and light right now.

Q. I know working with people like Pia and Lynn as well, when starting to see those swing changes take shape in rounds like today, what does that do for you mentally?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: A lot. If anything, it's more like 70 -- like 65% mental than technical. If you're like really technical you can't really bring it out there and perform under pressure.

So Pia and Lynn helped me free it up on the course and find myself again out there.

Q. You had a couple birdies there on the last couple of holes coming in. Just walk me through what those birdies were like.

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Just hit it really close. Feel like I left a lot of putts out there still, but overall, I'm feeling confident and it's just nice way to finish. A lot of good shots, so...

Q. What will you take from the first two days as you head into the third round?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: I'm just happy to go playing on the weekend the second week in a row. Just a lot of positives. Still, you know, like you want more out of it and it's golf. You're not always going to have it your way.

But there is a lot of good stuff and there is also a lot to build on from the last two days.