NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 29, 2023

Emily Kristine Pedersen

Pinnacle Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, I'm here with Emily Kristine Pedersen after a 67 here at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Just talk about your round out there today; an eagle on 18.

EMILY KRISTINE PEDERSEN: Yeah, I mean, pretty steady. I was just still a bit tired from last week, so I think just one step at a time.

I hit a lot of fairways, hit a lot of greens and made some good putts on the front nine, and then hit it on in two on 18 and then holed like probably a 40-, 50-footer, so that was nice.

Q. Can you just talk to us, too, about the transition from last week, just the different kind of playing out here?

EMILY KRISTINE PEDERSEN: Yeah, I was definitely less pumped up today, but it's fun. Like it's an adjustment. I think everything was just firing on all cylinders last week. Like the adrenaline was so high. It's just a little more Mikey out there and I, but you have to kind of create your own little bubble again.

Q. When you think back to last week, what were your initial thoughts? I know it's probably still fresh in your mind.

EMILY KRISTINE PEDERSEN: Just euphoria is the first word that comes to my mind. It was such a fun week. We had a lot of fun on the team. The girls did well. I just thought it was amazing the level of golf that we played, so it was just a great week.

Q. Anything specifically you learned about yourself through the process last week?

EMILY KRISTINE PEDERSEN: Yeah, I think the match play got me into like staying present. I've been struggling a bit thinking about what's coming up, but the match play really showed me how good I can play if I'm able to say present.

So that's what I've been trying to do today. Still not as easy as it was last week, but it's definitely something I'm going to try and do a lot more of.