MAYBANK CHAMPIONSHIP

October 27, 2023

Natasha Andrea Oon

Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, Natasha. Really good round for you today. Just take us through your round and maybe some of the highlights out there.

NATASHA ANDREA OON: Definitely birdieing hole 15. It was tucked in the corner. My caddie was like, don't go for it. Obviously I aimed right of it and pulled it, so it's fine. It went through the pin.

But honestly, there was some kind of oopsies out there. Kind of those two bogeys, those weren't fun. But just kind of grabbing one back, trying to get momentum. You know, wish I could have gone lower. Felt like I could have starting out kind of strong.

But somehow there is always just kind of like a little climb back up I have to do these two days. Overall 1-under, I'll take it. It's not bad, not good type of thing.

Q. We're seeing by the rounds today they're not as low as yesterday. Do you think the conditions are tougher? Are the pin positions harder today or anything like that?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: Oh, definitely the pins were more tucked in. Like yesterday I was saying like oh, I'm kind of excited to see how they're going to make the course harder.

And they were like, okay, bet. We'll do that. So definitely had some up on those tiers. They had some tucked -- like 15, too. You know, just little different course, but I was playing with Chanettee and she didn't make it look any harder, so, you know, just if it's anyone's day today or not. But nothing in the conditions-wise. Nothing was softer. It was kind of the same yesterday.

Q. Seeing yesterday and today's round as a sort of pattern where you slowed down a little bit coming back on the second nine, can you tell us is it the heat or anything else?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: I think it's just like there is so many -- so much time in between shots. There is so much time when you make the turn, too. I think just starting out and having a good nine, that kind of just kind of was like, okay, I kind of want to keep it going.

Like I can add on to this. Sometimes it just doesn't work out and you find yourself in a tough position trying to save par and you're bogeying and it dumps down on you.

I think making sure your momentum is good is kind of just parring sometimes and being happy with that, or maybe stick one and you maybe get a birdie or something.

But, yeah, I think I just need to work on my mental game out there, yeah.

Q. So after two days of playing here, is there any change in game plan or how you're going to finish up the next two days?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: No change in game plan. Just the same thing. Making sure I strategize where I place myself, trying to go for it. Maybe go for more putts because I've been leaving some short out here. So, yeah. Uh-huh.

Q. I think your best finish on the LPGA Tour was 49, right, at Dana Open.

NATASHA ANDREA OON: Uh-huh.

Q. Would you be looking to improve on that?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: Hopefully. I really hope so. That was last year. I was kind of in a weird position. Now I'm in a more comfortable position, so hopefully it shows out here.

This course is like -- this course serves a challenge for sure and everybody is top players and it's hard to get in this tournament, so all these players are like really, really well, well picked.

So, yeah, I'm just hoping to hopefully have a better finish.

Q. Would you say like a top 30, top 20 is ideal finish for you?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: Yeah, I mean, the sky is the limit. There is two more days, 36 more holes, a bunch of holes you can birdie, so just showing out with a fresh mind and not having the end in goal, but the process, yeah.

Q. Okay, compared to yesterday how do you feel today was for you overall?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: Oh, man, I feel like yesterday definitely was kind of like really good type of strong showing, and then kind of like eh at the end. Today was like we're getting there and then it's like oops, and I have to climb back up a bit.

They're both similar patterns, as Tom said, but I'm just going to be happy with it. Really I just tried my best out there really, yeah.