SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC PRESENTED BY ACER

June 9, 2023

Soo Bin Joo

Seaview, A Dolce Hotel

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Soo Bin Joo. You shot 5-under today. That is a great round. How does it feel?

SOO BIN JOO: Feels amazing. It was a crazy day. I made an eagle on 18 and I had so much fun today.

I just focused on myself to do what I am supposed to do, yeah, and then, yeah, I had fun.

Q. Can you talk us through the eagle on 18? What was your strategy for the hole?

SOO BIN JOO: I shot my driver really well. I didn't expect it that good, but it felt like really good so I was like, oh, I might get an eagle if I do well on my second shot.

And then I did my second shot well, so, yeah, I was so lucky. (Laughter.)

Q. And then you continued too to have a great -- it's the front nine -- but your back nine. What was that like? Talk us through that, using your momentum from the eagle for your back nine.

SOO BIN JOO: Yeah, to be honest, I was like so high because like everyone was like cheering me and all the Korean fans were out there. I was like so excited.

I just wanted to stay really calm, but I just wanted to keep up with that eagle energy. Yeah, and I think that worked on the back nine.

Q. And then you also talked about this is probably if not your best round out here so far. What does that mean to see your hard work paying off?

SOO BIN JOO: It feels awesome. Yeah. Yeah, it feels awesome.

Q. How are you going to use this momentum into tomorrow's round?

SOO BIN JOO: I'm just going to reset and then just start a new round. Because golf is different every day, so I just want to focus on myself more. Yeah, that's my plan.

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