HONDA LPGA THAILAND

February 22, 2024

Sei Young Kim

Siam Country Club Pattaya, Old Course

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Sei Young, nice way to start off here in Thailand. How are you feeling coming off the first day here?

SEI YOUNG KIM: I feel awesome because I finish strong the tournament, so, yeah, and my coach came on the morning today so, yeah, we kind of conversation, so feel relax, and then he remind me how to play the more better.

And then the (indiscernible), we training together the last couple weeks because he's in the (indiscernible). Yeah, they came too for the, yeah, just cheer me, so it's enjoyed it today.

Q. What were you working on? What did he tell you this morning that made you feel good again?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Just remind me the skill, like how to play the bunker. I know how to play bunker, but how to play -- yeah, just kind of check in.

Q. Fundamentals?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah, fundamental. Yeah, just whatever you want, let me go.

Q. How comfortable did you feel out there today?

SEI YOUNG KIM: I wasn't comfortable for couple holes beginning, and then after I missed -- after I miss the putt and I had a bogey, I feel like more relax and just feel comfortable, just whatever, just play. That's kind of help, yeah, and then birdies came to me, yeah.

Q. Sounds like a different mindset. In the past when we talk about your goals for the season and everything, I feel like today's round was a different mindset. Was it something that's kind of helped you?

SEI YOUNG KIM: I don't know. I don't want to think about too much the future, yeah, just every single day kind of, yeah, because too stressful. Yeah, I just enjoy what I doing, yeah. Yeah.

Q. What did you like most about the course out there today?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Golf course is very -- it's different, like state, so grasses and then -- but weather is really hot, distance should be further, so, yeah, you need to know, and then control that, yeah.

That's kind of to me is kind of big advantage like further the distance.

Q. What do you take from a day like today going into tomorrow? What did you want to repeat?

SEI YOUNG KIM: I think putting. Putting today is pretty good, so hopefully same as today next three days.