WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

June 18, 2023

Chiara Horder

Quick Quotes

Q. Congratulations, you are our Women's Amateur Champion. Can you describe how you're feeling?

CHIARA HORDER: I mean, I feel amazing. I'm so happy. I am so fortunate to win this big championship. I mean, it's one of the biggest amateur championships, so I'm super, super happy, and I honestly cannot believe it right now, so yeah.

Q. And in the end, it was a convincing victory. What was the key moments for you out there today?

CHIARA HORDER: Just after the lunch break, I just tried to get back in again, collect my energy, and just stay in there, hit my fairways and hit my greens and give me opportunities, and did I that, so that was good.

Q. Annabelle did start to mount a bit of a comeback and won some holes to make it go a little bit further. What was going through your mind there? Was there any nerves for you at any point?

CHIARA HORDER: There was not. She holed two amazing putts, and I just knew I can keep going and I know I can play my golf and win that.

Q. Looking ahead to the future, there's some incredible opportunities coming your way, including competing in four major championships and the AIG Women's Open coming up here, of course, in England. Can you really believe it?

CHIARA HORDER: I cannot believe that I will be teeing it up there. I mean, it's definitely a dream. It's definitely a goal just to compete in these majors.

I mean, competing in the AIG Women's Open is just amazing. It's definitely a dream.

Q. Did you watch when Sophia Popov, your countryman, won at Troon?

CHIARA HORDER: I did, yes, that was amazing. She's an idol and such an inspiration, amazing.

Q. This has been an incredibly long week. When you look back, obviously winning will be the highlight, but what else have you learned from this week?

CHIARA HORDER: I just learned to do step-by-step. It's so many matches. It's so many holes versus stroke play. That's one step.

And then all these matches, it's just step-by-step, and then getting here, it's another step. Yeah, I got some rest after all these rounds and stayed calm.