PORTLAND CLASSIC

September 1, 2023

Atthaya Thitikul

Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Atthaya. A nice solid round out here the second day here in Portland. Overall how are you taking it in?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah, it's kind of frustrating with yesterday round a little bit. I mean, like the course is not that hard to make the birdie or to make a really low round.

So I think, yeah, today just really nice. Put everything in today for the front nine. The back nine struggling a little bit at the start. Ended up pretty good today.

Q. For your front nine, a nice amount of birdies there. To have the front nine that you did, how did that keep the momentum and qualm any frustration that you had after yesterday?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah, you know, as a golfer, when you had a bogey on 18 to end the round it's kind of frustrating. You know, like, I don't know what to say. It's just a golfer things.

But I just woke up today and just like, oh, I think today just really nice day for golf. The weather is better than yesterday and then trying to have a good mood and then trying to, you know, like being positive out there.

So it's work well for the front nine. Yeah, frustrating a little bit with the back nine, but, you know, like I had some momentum going. I know if I put the ball a position that I have a chance to make a birdie, obviously it's make me more comfortable too make a putt because I feel really good with my putting right now.

Q. What is it about this course that kind of suits your eye?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I think it's suit everyone eyes. I always say that because it's not a really tough course or condition. I know it's pretty old-style course that -- you know, it's the longest course I've been on LPGA Tour for a while, and I have heard about that.

So I think it's easy -- like the green itself so make it a little bit easier for us to play because we can just go for the pin.

Q. We were in Korea last week and then you come here. How is your energy? How do you keep your energy up after those quick turnaround flights like that?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah, I just slept. Sleep really nice for the first couple days that I be here. So I think it's a big key, because a big time change from Korea to here.

I think what I need is rest, a good rest, and boosts a lot of energy.

Q. How have you felt about your game of late and how does a round like this kind of help keep that game up where you want it to be?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah, I would say I have struggle a little bit with you know, with golf, my same thing that I have told before.

But now I think everything, it's been going to a right direction, which is really nice. I think I more enjoyed it, more enjoy golf, more having fun out there on the course.

I do well with it, you know, before, but this year it's just a (indiscernible) of it's go up and it's go down.

So I think I'm a learner for this year and for, you know, the rest of the season.

Q. Do you feel like a different player as opposed to the Atthaya at this point last year?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Wow. Me and last year? I think it's a lot of -- as you can see it's a lot of good like talented players right now upcoming. Ronni Yin, she have a rough year last year but she came up pretty good this year. Also Lilia Vu. I mean, last year she play really good as well. She was waiting for her first win.

But like when she get it, and then it's golf, the momentum is going, and then she's just getting more, getting more, which is -- I think this is -- you know, it's mean that women's golf has a lot of talented coming up for the LPGA Tour.

So we grew up a lot, and also I hope I can, you know, see a lot of good talented from Thailand as well. Really looking forward to see.