JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP

April 25, 2024

Auston Kim

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Auston Kim after her first round at the JM Eagle LA Championship.

A bogey-free round for you today. What were you doing to keep those mistakes off the scorecard?

AUSTON KIM: I thought I did a really good job with course management today, just hitting to the fastest part of the green every single hole. I did make a few mistakes here and there but I was able to recover pretty nicely.

Made a bit of a mistake on 13 off the tee but managed to recover. Gave myself a chance for par and I made it.

15, another mistake. Bit of a short-side miss, but was a able to get up and down and converted for birdie.

All in all, really solid day.

Q. Lots of birdies on the scorecard. Five to be exact. What were some of the key biggest moments out there for you today?

AUSTON KIM: I think just staying patient throughout the day. I did make two really big birdie putts in the front. It didn't build a ton of momentum, but gave me the confidence to get through those tougher holes.

And, again, playing some really steady golf, making pars when -- it's always better to play a little bit more boring golf, give yourself two-putt, easy tap-in pars.

So I felt like I did that the majority of the round and capitalized when I could.

Q. How important is putting this week? I heard the greens can be small but also fast. What's the putting and the green management like this week?

AUSTON KIM: They're tricky. Of course po can always be tricky. I'm just really focused on putting myself in good spots on the greens, giving myself as many chances as I can throughout the round.

And everyone talks about speed and line. That's basically what every day. I'm just trying to give myself good reads and try my best.

Q. Last question: Just going into tomorrow, what sort of confidence do you build off from this round?

AUSTON KIM: Yeah, I have a lot of good confidence built from last week as well. I know that I'm doing a lot of things correctly, a lot of things well, so it's just keeping those things that I'm doing well in mind, and if there is anything that I can improve on, just working on that today.

Again, trying my best, having a good attitude, and having fun with it.