MAYBANK CHAMPIONSHIP

October 28, 2023

Natasha Andrea Oon

Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Maybe you can start off by sharing your round, and maybe about how you bounced back from the double bogey.

NATASHA ANDREA OON: Oh, okay, so round was super weird. I felt like I kind of started off like very mentally just not there. There are going to be some days like that and I expected them to happen.

Wish it didn't happen today, but you kind of have to go through them. Just wasn't hitting my shots. Wasn't hitting my lines. I just really tried to stay in there, and I think on 18 I was so nervous because there was such a crowd.

I really just tried to stay in it. I had that double where my ball just went all the way down. I just wasn't feeling it. Then I just kind of just started, you know, the worst has happened, so I'm not really scared of anything right now because it's already happened.

Started birdieing, of course. I'm glad to get two back. Almost got one more, but as a 1-over shot, you know, it could have been a lot worse. Could've been way better.

You know, just kind of learning every day how to go through these things, and obviously this course is playing in a scorable way and people are kind of climbing up the ladder. It was moving day so it's a little disappointing, but it's okay. I'll be okay.

Q. Can you go through a little bit about how you birdied 5 and 6?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: Oh, I just hit those two like I think 5 I wasn't -- okay, 5, well, I hit the -- I was just really sad. Driver went on the right. Then I had this weird tree blocking my view. Then I used 7 and I was like, okay, let me just try and slice it. It didn't slice.

It was in the fairway and I had this weird lie. I don't know, I just was in this moment where I was like, I don't really care. Let me just go hit it. I hit it three feet and made birdie. I was like, oh, nice.

I just kept that I-really-don't-care-anymore type of mentality and I hit great drive on 6.

Then hit a great shot and I had like a two-footer. So those were the putts I made today. Then I birdie, birdie, and then I had like another 15-footer on like 7. Almost made that.

Then 8 -- sorry, it was just two holes.

Yeah, but then I had kind of like chill pars over that.

Q. You are very positive person.

NATASHA ANDREA OON: Oh, thank you.

Q. How do you expect tomorrow?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: You know, I'm just really hoping to low. You know, I kind of learned from today that you kind of have to don't care sometimes. Maybe I cared a little too much.

So maybe tomorrow, like kind of no expectations. You know, I'm not doing as well as I want to, but I really want to soak it all in. It's the last day and Malaysia and Maybank has done such a great job. We truly appreciate this event as golfers, so I just want to really enjoy it and enjoy every single shot, yeah.

Q. You are going to play all the way aggressive from first hole?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: I think that's a very general game plan. Really depends where the pins are. Obviously there are some where you just can't go for them, so, yes and no yeah, type of thing.

But just try your best, do your best, yeah.

Q. Can you give us a glimpse of after the Maybank Championship? Are there any plans later on?

NATASHA ANDREA OON: I'm going to play Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and so far plans, like nothing. I really want to take kind of like a competitive break for maybe a month or two before LPGA Drive-On in January, so I'm just going to chill.

This has been a really long season for me and I've played a lot of events and done a lot of things that I'm really grateful and proud of. You know, nothing stops me from getting a break, really recharging, regrouping, what's my mentality.

So many things I need to sort out for next year. January is gonna come really quick.