HONDA LPGA THAILAND

February 23, 2024

Madelene Sagstrom

Siam Country Club Pattaya, Old Course

Quick Quotes

Q. Madelene, let's start with the front nine. What was it like today? What was the mindset going into today?

MADELENE SAGSTROM: I think -- I mean, it felt like from yesterday that I had good game in me. Like I said yesterday, I probably scored better than I was playing. Today I did hit some really good shots but the hole was just really big.

I made a good putt on the first; made a good putt for par on the second; stayed patient on the third.

Then I started making some good putts. Made putts on 4, 5, and 6, so then it's like then you know, okay, let's try to stay out of my own way a little bit. I was playing well enough, and then kind of in the end just dropped a little bit of energy.

I know that normally when that happens like the swing gets a little bit less tight and then I kind of have a little bit dispersion. Hot a bad tee shot on 18 so I couldn't really take advantage of the forward tee.

I don't know. It's like when you see the ball getting really big, you're just trying to let it go and just go for it.

Q. Yeah. You also talked a little bit about the experience of knowing kind of when to grind yourself out of it, when you know that maybe the energy is a little bit lacking because of factors like the weather and everything like that. When did you kind of feel it on this back nine where you knew you would have to dig a little bit deeper to make sure as you said it doesn't go off the rails?

MADELENE SAGSTROM: I think probably when I hit 16. I still had a fairly good chance on 15. Kind of when your mind starts drifting a little bit, I could feel myself, okay, I'm getting bit fatigued. It means a lot that I can come in with three pars on the last three instead of making a bogey or two in there.

So I think that kind of grind, like it was never really before that. I didn't really have crazy many chances on the back. Hit some good putts; then I started feeling it. It was like once it hits you out here, it's really hard to come back. Might have to put more food in the bag for tomorrow.

Q. After two days here, 36 holes to play, but what are you finding most comfortable about your game through the first two days?

MADELENE SAGSTROM: I think I can make birdies. This is a golf course, I've been here many times. You have to make birdies out here to play well. You have to go low.

I think the fact that I stayed patient. Today I mean, I bogeyed 3 and I try not to let those things get to me. Knowing I can make birdies out here is really nice. Trying to take advantage of the par-5s. They're set up fairly straightforward, all of them.

I think my length helps on 1 and 10, and then just trying to take as much advantage of that as possible.