AIG WOMEN'S OPEN

August 11, 2023

Nelly Korda

Mixed Zone

ASAP Sports

Q. 2-under par, back in the mix?

NELLY KORDA: Yeah, I'm still nine shots behind but I know that there's supposed to be some wind forecasted for tomorrow and you just never know. You can come in with a low one tomorrow, and you're back in the mix. But shooting under par out here today was definitely a big positive for me.

Q. Trying to get used to the challenge, obviously yesterday, today, feeling your way into the golf course as well?

NELLY KORDA: I'm actually hitting it really, really good. If anything, I've just been putting not so great. Today, I left a lot short in the middle of the hole, so just trying to get it dialed in on the speed I think is going to be really important over the next few days.

Q. You must be pleased with yourself just to battle when it's a cut, you make a couple birdies, the back nine, get over the line, must make you feel quite proud?

NELLY KORDA: Yeah, I told myself I was quite sick of just hovering around the cut line again. So I made a few down the stretch which felt really nice, and to see one long one go in as well, so yeah, that was nice. It a good positive.

Q. And top of the leaderboard, one of your countrymen. How impressed with what she's done so far?

NELLY KORDA: Yeah, Ally is playing really well. She must be playing a different golf course to what we are. I'm sure when she gets it going -- she rolls it really well. I saw she was making a couple bombs. And she's just a solid golfer. I mean, she's won a couple times on the Tour and when she's hitting it well and putting it well, she's hard to beat.

Q. Tomorrow, the forecast for the wind, if it does blow tomorrow --

NELLY KORDA: Yeah, try to stay out of the heather. Stay in the fairway. Take advantage of where you can capitalise on and then keep it in play and take your pars if it's going to be blowing a lot.