HANWHA LIFEPLUS INTERNATIONAL CROWN

May 4, 2023

Moriya Jutanugarn

Ariya Jutanugarn

Harding Park

Quick Quotes

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Q. Moriya, how are you feeling after an incredible first day here?

MORIYA JUTANUGARN: Well, it's always fun, of course, and match play and also got to play along with my sister and trying to help each other sometimes and not really helping sometimes, as well.

But it's so much fun today. A lot of good things that we can take from this match, and hopefully we work on putting a little bit more, and hopefully it comes along.

Q. Ariya, take me through these last two holes that really solidified this win.

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: I will say 17 we struggled a bit. I missed it right, she missed it left. We had to get up-and-down, which was pretty tough, and I made like 10, 15 feet, made the putt.

Coming on 18 I just felt like, oh, this is a pretty good chance to hit second shot to the green, and then I hit first shot almost got in the bunker, but it's not, so it's not like good lie so I shouldn't go for it, but I picked to go for it so I miss it way right, and then over the green and just chip up because my sister hit like the best shot ever today on her second shot.

Q. What did it feel like hearing that, that that was the best shot of the day?

MORIYA JUTANUGARN: Well, it was two good shots on this hole, which is something to carry on for me. It's a good thing to carry on from this match. She had amazing par save on 17, which saved us a lot. It's just like in match play, one good and another one not good, and then you just have to kind of try to help each other.

Q. You spent a lot of time talking with each other throughout the round, presumptively giving each other some advice. What's the best piece of advice you got from your sister throughout the course of the round?

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: I think today we not really have any advice. We just head down, keep doing what we're doing, and just not feel like sorry for each other when we miss the shot.

And that is the key because sometimes we feel, oh, I missed a short putt, I feel bad because I should make it. We just have to be, don't feel sorry about it and keep going.

Q. You both had the most experience of any tandem here at International Crown this week. How do you feel that helped you throughout your match today?

ARIYA JUTANUGARN: I feel like experience helps you but also how you play, like how you're feeling that day, that match. It's like match play we have to plan, we have to think what we're doing to do the next day, next round, next match.

Q. Moriya, what was the game plan going into today, and did it change at all throughout this?

MORIYA JUTANUGARN: Well, I think because of the best ball, four-balls, it's not like a lot of -- much of game plans really because pretty much you just need two good shots and then have to kind of give yourself more chances for birdies as much as possible.

I just felt like for the best ball, it's not like a lot of strategy or stuff like that, but sometimes we talk to each other, like who's going to putt first when it's our turn, something like that. It's just going to help you out a little bit. But sometimes it helps us, sometimes it doesn't really -- like not even close to each other, so it not really help.

Q. What parts of your games lets you be such a successful four-ball pairing together?

MORIYA JUTANUGARN: I just feel like just what I say. You need to be also kind of a good teamwork. You don't let each other down and also try to just say it's okay and kind of cheering each other. I think that's more important.

Of course golf is like you have bad days and good days. You just go out, enjoy -- here's match play, just go out, enjoy it, and just play -- it's more like you just have to play without fear because if you feel something, then your partner probably feel the same.