U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN

July 7, 2023

Leona Maguire

Pebble Beach Golf Links

Quick Quotes

Q. You started off pretty well on the back nine which you played first, and then on the front nine had a couple bogeys. Can you talk a little bit about your day overall?

LEONA MAGUIRE: Yeah, struggled a bit today. I had a lot of really good up-and-downs to sort of keep me in it, but didn't really play my best golf today. Didn't hit enough greens, and that kind of made things a little bit difficult.

Q. All things considered you're still in pretty good shape. What are you thinking going into the weekend? What's your strategy?

LEONA MAGUIRE: Just need to hit more greens, I think. It's really tricky around these greens if you start missing greens, so just need to hit a few more greens and give myself a few more chances.

Q. Would you say the course compares at all to anything you've played before?

LEONA MAGUIRE: No, not really. I think Pebble is Pebble. It definitely played harder today I would say than yesterday. There's a few of the pins where the wind is blowing and you just can't really get at them. Yeah, definitely playing harder today.

Q. Given the conditions, does it remind you of anything you've played in Ireland?

LEONA MAGUIRE: Not really. It's by the ocean, but it's not really playing like a links golf course I would say. The fairways are pretty soft and the greens are starting to firm up and there's obviously really lush rough.

Looks like links but isn't really playing like it.

Q. When you made the turn you were kind of at the top of the leaderboard. Were you aware going into the back nine where you were on the leaderboard?

LEONA MAGUIRE: No, under par around here you always know you're going to be in good shape. Just made a few bad swings and kind of cost me, that early stretch on the front nine.