AIG WOMEN'S OPEN

August 11, 2023

Gaby Lopez

Mixed Zone

Q. You've had two pretty solid rounds. What has been the key to success on this course?

GABY LOPEZ: Just hitting the fairways has been very important. I found myself a little bit in the heather today, and it's not fun. So it's a little stressful because you don't know how the ball is going to come out.

But, yeah, just hitting solid tee shots and being very aggressive to your targets, and that doesn't really mean the pin position.

Q. What's the key to hitting it out of the heather? How do you manage that?

GABY LOPEZ: I mean, you've just got to have a little speed. I mean, it's so thick. It's very rich, that sometimes either it's I lay up with a wedge or, you know, trying to get something with a little bit of loft and still swing it really hard because that's the only way you can get it out.

Q. After those two bogeys towards the end of your front nine, did you know you could turn it around, the front nine still playing pretty -- easier, did you know you could turn it around there?

GABY LOPEZ: Yeah, I mean, I felt that I had a couple chances for birdie in the par-5s coming up. Still, you know, 13 is a brutal hole. And 14. I mean, you cannot give anything for granted out here. I mean, Walton Heath has been just an amazing test for golf for all of us, and I'm just really happy that AIG has just been -- to put this venue for women's golf.