THE CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP

April 20, 2024

Atthaya Thitikul

The Club at Carlton Woods

Quick Quotes

Q. Atthaya, rough weather delay today, but how were you feeling before they called it for rain?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah, feeling pretty good with my game. The ball-striking was good. The putting was not that bad. Kind of stick to my process today and then also staying in my kind of small world, which is nice.

Q. Lots of rain maybe expected later; what are some of the changes you might make or things to consider for tomorrow?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Not really. It depends on the weather, and also today is done. We'll just get ready for tomorrow. I don't think any plans change. Just keep the mindset I had today. Should be the best that I can do out there.

Q. As far as weather adjustments go, this golf course is going to play softer. Does it make it a little bit easier out there for you guys with these firm greens?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I think it just depends. The greens are going to play a little bit easier, but the drives, other things may be harder. I don't know what it's going to be like because some holes we have the wind, and it's helped. Maybe you have a bunker on the way and then you can get over it. But if it's soft and kind of like not dry, then maybe you couldn't get over some holes.

Q. Looking at tomorrow, obviously energy conservation is going to be important playing a few holes in the morning. How are you going to reset your energy for the final round?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I think it's not that big deal. I think last year in a Malaysia I played more than this with the playoff, 27 holes, which is fine. Still fine. Still young now. Still good.

But energy-wise, I don't really worry about it, but the mental, how I'm going to play, the mental, the mindset is the most important for tomorrow.

Q. Are there challenges to finishing one round and then having to start another round almost immediately?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah, I think not really. Just a little bit.

But overall it should be okay. It's still the same, like play golf. Just like a couple holes more.

Q. There are a few ladies close at the top. Can you talk about the competition and how challenging this whole field has been in this tournament?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Of course it's going to be a challenging day tomorrow, especially because of the weather and also it's a major. I think the score is going to be there. Not just me, but other players can get low, as well, especially with kind of soft greens.

I think who does it best -- I think all the players give 100 percent, more than 100 percent to get ready for tomorrow. What we can do is just stick to the process and do our best.

Q. Were you surprised by seeing Brooke's round today? She has an 8-under round today. Did you notice?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I don't know where she is before. Not just her but other players. Yeah, just finishing after the rain delay, just came out to the clubhouse, and I think my friend's younger sister, Thai girl, played with her, and she told me that Brooke makes every putt that she has today. It's just like, yeah, that's golf. That's golf. When it's your day, everything is good. But when it's not, it's not going to be on your side.

I think it's normal. LPGA got so many tons of players, which is so normal for our tour.