PORTLAND CLASSIC

September 1, 2023

Gina Kim

Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Gina Kim. Another really great round here at the Portland Classic. What were some of the differences out here today compared to yesterday?

GINA KIM: Obviously, you know, with the weather being super nice and it's getting warmer, greens were firming up.

But it was a little tough to try to get the right distances and right clubs, but overall I think I did a pretty good job sticking to my plan.

I managed to reduce a couple more strokes, so I'm feeling good about the weekend.

Q. You mentioned I think being aggressive yesterday with the softness. Were you able to do that again today or did you shift in that mentality?

GINA KIM: No, I pretty much stayed the course. You know, obviously maybe strategized a little differently with the landing spots.

I think that was kind of the toughest part today with greens starting to slowly dry out.

But, yeah, you know, I'm expecting it to firm up a little more, so just see how it goes.

Q. Another bogey-free round, correct? Or did you have one today?

GINA KIM: No, I had two little mistakes. You know what? It's okay.

Q. It's okay. Where the mistakes out there?

GINA KIM: It was on 15 and 17 coming in. Not -- I mean it wasn't crazy. You know, just a couple poor executions.

But the plan was great. I put 100% into it, committed to it. And sometimes they're going to come out like that. I told myself, you know, yesterday may have been a bogey-free round, but I'm still okay if I do make one today.

So I think with that mentality and allowing myself to just breathe a little bit, I felt good today.

Q. Lots of birdies still though for you. Any highlight birdies that you can think of?

GINA KIM: I got to say No. 10, that darn tee shot. I chunked my drive, so I literally went 194 and had to obviously take it out, and I had 172 left of the flag and I stuffed it to about six, seven feet and made the birdie.

So, you know, it's not how -- it may look a little iffy at the beginning, but it's the score that matters anyway. So I'm just proud of myself for staying positive and continuing to stick to the routine.

Q. And with tomorrow being moving day, obviously lots of people will try and chase. How confident are you at the top the leaderboard and what's the plan again tomorrow?

GINA KIM: Yeah, you know, obviously I don't know what I'm going to shoot tomorrow, and that's not my priority. I think after going through some struggles and trying to figure out my game, obviously I like where my routine is. I like where my headspace is.

So just sticking to the course and committing to every shot and stick to go my routine. I feel good.