T-MOBILE MATCH PLAY PRESENTED BY MGM REWARDS

April 6, 2024

Sei Young Kim

Shadow Creek

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Q. Here with Sei Young Kim after her quarterfinal match at the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM rewards. Just a very dominant round by you today in the first match play. Just talk about the round, especially the chip-in on No. 13 to seal the deal.

SEI YOUNG KIM: Last hole I made a chip-in so we finish early. Yeah, we tee off very early so we got the really cold weather. Feels like really frigid, so distance-wise really shorter than last couple days. And then wind is kind of opposite so it's totally different strategy.

But, yeah, I kind of enjoyed it, play the match play less time, and then, yeah, it's short time, so it's okay.

Q. Just talk about some of the differences in some of your shot selection or how aggressive you played today compared to the last three rounds in the stroke play.

SEI YOUNG KIM: Even match play I couldn't play aggressive because the green speed. I got the information green speed are faster than yesterday; it's 12 about.

So, yeah, greens are really hard. Every hole par is best, too, so even par, if you make the par you can make the win the hole.

So I try to make the par every hole. Yeah, that's kind of the strategy.

Q. What will you do in between now and your semifinal round? What will you do to stay loose, warm, all that stuff?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah, I got to tee off 1:40, so I have two and a half hours. Get some rest, get some physio, massage, release my legs, relax, eat lunch, prepare for the next.

Q. And looking like you're going to probably play Leona Maguire in the semifinal round. What can you say about her game and what kind of challenge do you think it'll be going up against her in match play?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah, I play with her yesterday. She's a very competitive person, looks like it. Yeah, I like play with her. Yeah, I'm very looking forward. I'm not sure what's going to happen, but, yeah, I do my best.