THE ANNIKA DRIVEN BY GAINBRIDGE AT PELICAN

November 11, 2023

Amy Yang

Pelican Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Joined now by Amy Yang here at Pelican Golf Club after her amazing 61 here. What was going through your mind as you were playing the course today?

AMY YANG: You know, honestly, not much. I would say yesterday and today had both great rounds, and I was thinking about what did I do so well to play low score. It was just, you know, I committed. I was really committed to each shot.

Really not much going on. You know, a lot of times you have a lot of doubts out there and second guessing, but I don't think I had that yesterday -- not many of it yesterday and today, yeah.

Q. Talk about the eagle on 5. What went into that hole?

AMY YANG: Had a great driver, middle of the fairway. I had about 120 yards slightly into the wind. Hit a 9-iron, just soft 9-iron, one bounce in. It was great to see. Yeah, it was fun.

Q. Been a minute since you've gone this low on tour. How cool does it feel at this point in the season to get that low one in?

AMY YANG: Oh, especially after past like two to three tournaments I didn't play so well. You know, I had to get back on my practice and try to get back on it, and it just gives me like good confidence boost for Tour Championship next week.

So I'm happy to see, yeah.

Q. What's your secret to staying in those tournaments when things aren't going so well? How do you stay patient and give yourself some grace and know a low one is coming?

AMY YANG: It's just how you think, you know. Just knowing that it's not going to be perfect out there. Accept that and just commit to trust what you practice for.

Q. Heading into tomorrow, I know these kind of rounds are always hard to play the next day. What will you think about and prepare for tomorrow?

AMY YANG: You know, just going to go have a nice dinner.

Again, like when you get up to a certain level I think 90% is more mental game up there so, just going to try to stay calm and just do my best.

Q. You are a player who's known for getting on a roll and making a lot of birdies in a round. What goes through your mind that puts you in the frame to be able to make those runs?

AMY YANG: Honestly, like I said before, it's not something I really try to do it. It's just when -- it's just a lot of it is mental game, and it's just committed to what your intention and just feeling not much.

Q. When you get on a roll, do you pick different lines, sit there and say, I can hit it at every flag?

AMY YANG: I kind of feel that I have the game out there today. Instead of thinking what's around there, where do I want to miss it if I want to or if I see something. Instead of thinking about all the troubles, just thinking like this is just another straight shot that I've been practicing, another straight putt. Just pick a line and you try to hit there.

It's just that easy. Just everything takes good momentum through.

Q. What specifically in your golf swing have you been working on that's got you to this point?

AMY YANG: It's tempo. Always been tempo, yeah.

Q. Was there a point in your round today where you thought to yourself, between shots or something, hey, this could be a really special round?

AMY YANG: I think after maybe eagle. Yeah, I could feel that I had good swing feelings out there and putting have been working well last couple of rounds, so I just trusted, yeah.

Q. In those opening holes you went par, par, par, par. Did you feel like you weren't being rewarded yet and all of a sudden the eagle comes along and the rewards started coming?

AMY YANG: I started birdie, birdie today.

Q. I'm sorry. I looked at the wrong line. I apologize.

AMY YANG: Yeah.

Q. Did you ever think 59?

AMY YANG: No, I wasn't counting. I was that into the game than thinking about score. If I was thinking about 59 I don't think I would play well, yeah.