WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

June 15, 2023

Ingrid Lindblad

Quick Quotes

Q. Ingrid, well done. That was comfortable afternoon's work. You must be delighted with that.

INGRID LINDBLAD: It was nice. I played really well. I missed one green and one fairway in 11 holes, so played well. Had a few shorter birdie putts and rolled in a long putt on 9, so felt good.

Q. You put the foot down early.

INGRID LINDBLAD: Yeah.

Q. You've been driving the ball well. Is that key around here, the driver, do you think?

INGRID LINDBLAD: Yeah, like I've been pretty confident in my driver this week, so I've just been trying to hit driver wherever I can, which gives you a little shorter in obviously. So on 2, as I told you, I think that drive was like 300 metres long, so just try to hit driver where I can and just when it's blowing, just trust that the wind is going to pick up the ball and bring it to the fairway.

Q. And the fairways are obviously really hard and firm, the ball is running a mile and people might think to hit recovery or 2-iron, but were you thinking to attack this week?

INGRID LINDBLAD: Yeah, you can attack it. The fairways are really firm, so you can hit it far and the greens are -- they are starting to firm up a little bit compared to like the practice round with the wind and everything. But you can still hit your wedges close. So you know, just hitting driver and trying to hit the wedges close.

Q. Is it a course that's already catching your eye? Do you feel quite familiar with it already?

INGRID LINDBLAD: Yeah, I didn't play that many holes today but played a practice round and two stroke-play rounds. Starting to get the hang of it. Especially it's easy when it's the same wind every day. You know how far the ball is going and how much the wind is going to bring it in.

Q. Having such a big win, you've not played much golf today. Is that good or bad going into tomorrow?

INGRID LINDBLAD: Both. You don't get to play a lot, so I didn't get to see a lot of the back nine, so I'm not sure how that's playing. But I can rest up a little bit more for tomorrow.

Q. You obviously seem to be getting better already as the week goes on.

INGRID LINDBLAD: Yeah, that usually happens whenever I play a couple tournaments in a row. You kind of get the hang of your golf. You know your mistakes and just try to get a little bit better every day.

Q. And you're probably getting a lot of this question this week, but world No. 1, do you feel extra pressure as the week goes on or just take it in your stride?

INGRID LINDBLAD: I haven't thought that much about it. It's probably the most popular question I've been getting in the last week. Just I'm still the same person as I was two weeks ago. But you know, it's fun and you know, a little bit of extra attention.