BUICK LPGA SHANGHAI

October 13, 2023

Yuna Nishimura

Qizhong Garden Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right Yuna, a nice, impressive day today. What was working so well for you out there?

YUNA NISHIMURA: Okay, so it's been really tough condition like and it's been like raining like almost like whole day, but just like don't think about like condition. I just like try to just like mentally stable, like and that works. That's just it.

Q. What were some of the most memorable birdies out there for you?

YUNA NISHIMURA: 6, first birdie, yeah.

Q. What happened on No. 6?

YUNA NISHIMURA: The second shot, like, you know, that was like kind of long, so then like I had to like fairway wood, 3-wood -- no, 7-wood -- and then like it works like really well, like really close to the pin like and it was like almost like seven meters like putt, and then like I made it. Like that was like completely like a long putt and I made it and I kind of like, yeah.

Q. What did you like most about this course?

YUNA NISHIMURA: Tough question.

Q. Why do you think this course suits your game?

YUNA NISHIMURA: Yeah, it's like a really strategic like course, and then especially the green, and like really like --

Q. Undulations.

YUNA NISHIMURA: But like and I like that, like a really strategic course like, and I like to play like and thinking like too much, so, then, yeah, that's what I say.

Q. You've had some good performances of late. How much confidence has it given you going into a week like this?

YUNA NISHIMURA: So like the past two tournaments in U.S. like I get a card for next year so then that makes like big difference for me, and then like I'm now coming to Asia and I get like more confidence, yeah.

Q. Does it feel like a weight has been lifted off the shoulders, that there is no expectation?

YUNA NISHIMURA: Yes.

Q. What do you take away from these first two days heading into this weekend in your game?

YUNA NISHIMURA: I had like a really good rhythm, like in the swing, like especially the irons. And depend on like pin position, but like as I said, it's really strategic like in green and undulation, so then I have to like -- I think I have to pay attention to the pin position because like depending on the pin position like the course looks like so different, so then I have to like (indiscernible) for everything.