LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY HOAKALEI

April 12, 2023

Natthakritta Vongtaveelap

Hoakalei Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Natthakritta Vongtaveelap. What a day, 6-under 66 out there. Just tell me about your round.

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: So my round today, bogey-free, yeah, so my shot, tee shot was super perfect today.

Yeah, so my putt is goes okay today, so my score is great.

Q. You made an eagle on the 5th hole. If I'm not mistaken, that's the only eagle on any hole today. Just tell me about at that hole.

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: That hole I hit my driver really far. It's solid, yeah. So my second shot is 218 from pin, yeah, and I chose 6-iron. The wind is headwind, and yeah, I hit it solid. It goes straight and fade, baby fade.

Q. Love those baby fades.

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: Yeah.

Q. Chipped in on your last hole to post that 66. Tell me about that chip in.

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: That chip is (indiscernible) from pin, line left a bit, so just chip.

Q. Were you surprised to see it go in? I know it's getting dark out here.

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: Yeah, very surprise. Excite.

Q. Just windy conditions today. How do you adjust to the wind? How do you play so well in the wind?

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: So just play knock-down, so the wind -- I don't know how to say that. Sorry.

Q. Was it really hard to judge your distances today. Was it really hard to pick clubs?

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: Yeah. I don't know how to say. Don't have much to my ball.

Q. Oh, doesn't have much movement.

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: Oh, movement, okay.

Q. Playing in the wind today, how did that go for you?

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: So I should play knock-down today many shots so the wind cannot make movement for my ball much today.

Q. What did you learn today about the conditions that you'll carry with you into the next three days?

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: So stay safe and make more birdies.

Q. Last question: You seem to always be on the bubble to get into fields, and then you get into fields and you play really well. When you finally get into a field what goes through your head? Are you just trying to attack the golf course as much as possible? What's the thought process?

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: Do you mean how I feel?

Q. Yeah, when you get into a field how do you feel that's helped you play so well?

NATTHAKRITTA VONGTAVEELAP: So exactly I feel great, great for myself. Yeah, and hope three days I will play same as today.