SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC PRESENTED BY ACER

June 10, 2023

Chiara Noja

Seaview, A Dolce Hotel

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, I'm here with Chiara Noja. Great round today. You had a bogey on the second hole and then a birdie right after.

CHIARA NOJA: Yeah.

Q. How did you talk to yourself after that bogey and recover, for the rest the round, too?

CHIARA NOJA: Yeah, I mean, it was a really up and downy day all day today and I think yesterday as well I had to chip quite a bit around the greens.

I just tried to keep myself in contention as much as I could. I had some tricky situations and I hit some awful shots in the midst of everything.

I am proud of how I managed to fight back, so...

Q. Yeah, and you're a sponsor's invite out here; first time playing an LPGA Tour event. What has it been like so far this week?

CHIARA NOJA: Really cool. I think, you know, the first tee is probably the only place you don't enjoy it as much because you're a little nervous.

Then coming up 9, 18, those are really cool moments. Really grateful to be here, and I'm glad I could make use of it.

Q. Being able to get a birdie on the last hole, like how does that help your confidence heading into tomorrow?

CHIARA NOJA: I mean, just happy I made birdie, to be honest. Not thinking about tomorrow too much just yet. Grateful for today, and we'll reset and go again tomorrow.

Q. The fans in general, what's been your impression of this weekend as a whole so far?

CHIARA NOJA: Oh, yeah, they've been so nice. I had a group on 17 yesterday. They had "Noja" written on their shirts, which is really cool, so shoutout to them.

The fans are really, really great this week, and it's really cool being able to play in front of so many people.

Q. Earlier this week in the press conference I asked you if you had received any advice. What has it been like playing with the players in the past two days, and have you received any advice from them while playing?

CHIARA NOJA: I think we've all been very focused on just getting across the golf course ourselves this week. They were both really, really sweet, and it's nice being out here and competing. I think the vibes are pretty good out there, so...

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