U.S SENIOR WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

August 26, 2023

Catriona Matthew

Waverley Country Club

Quick Quotes

THE MODERATOR: Catriona Matthew, right there where you'd want to be heading into tomorrow. Talk about the mindset right now.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, obviously right now slightly disappointed with my round today. I felt like I played actually pretty well but just didn't hole any putts today.

Go and work on my putting a little bit, and looking at it tonight, I'm in great position going into tomorrow. Yeah, it's all to play for.

Q. Trish said she would have rather you been in the lead because it's a little less pressure. Do you like being maybe one back and not feeling that?

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Well, I suppose if you only had a one-shot lead -- I would rather have a five-shot lead than five behind.

Q. How did the course play today? We saw some lower numbers.

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Obviously some people found it a little easier. Yeah, as I said, I just struggled with my putter a little bit. I thought it played fairly similar to yesterday.

Q. What have you learned about the greens so far this week?

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Obviously not enough. But yeah, they're tricky. You've got to try and get it in the right spot. There's a lot of break in some of the putts, so you've got to have your pace right, and I was just a little short on pace today.

I think when the greens are this slopey, it all comes down to the speed.

Q. Sort of a unique finish with the two par-5s. What's your mindset as you navigate the course knowing that's at the end here?

CATRIONA MATTHEW: Yeah, I suppose it always gives you that chance. Hopefully they'll play the tees up tomorrow so it gives people a chance to reach the greens and have the chance at eagle. But you know they're not gimme birdies even though they're reachable.