U.S. ADAPTIVE OPEN

July 10, 2023

Cathy Walch

Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 6)

Quick Quotes

Q. Year two being here, how does it feel being back and getting out there contending for a major championship?

CATHY WALCH: It's an absolute thrill to be back here again. I'm very excited to come back and tackle this course. I think I definitely had much calmer nerves this time around, so it was very exciting.

Q. There's more women in the field this year; do you think that was due to overall awareness or just kind of inspiration from last year? What do you think has drawn --

CATHY WALCH: I think it's definitely, because I know there are women that were turned away, so I definitely know that there was -- I think the excitement of last year's tournament and the publicity definitely brought more interest to it, and that's good, because we need more competition here.

Q. Looking ahead to tomorrow, is there anything that you'll change to get set for? How do you prepare?

CATHY WALCH: Where I was having trouble a little bit was with some of my short game, my approach shots into the greens. I'm going to work on that and just keep with the calm nerves that I felt like I had today.