JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP

April 25, 2024

Sei Young Kim

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Sei Young Kim, one of the lowest you rounds in the afternoon. What were some of the keys for you out there in this first day here at Wilshire?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Today is kind of weather is cold and temperature drop, easy drop, so, yeah, it's a little chilly out there. So, yeah, and then last couple holes like really cold, so my distance feel like a little shorter. So it's tough to make the right distance last couple holes.

But, yeah, I played quite solid today. Especially back nine I had four stretch, birdie, yeah, so it's very great.

Yeah, I'm very happy to the lower score today.

Q. Take me through those four holes there. You kind of asked my question for me before I got a chance to.

SEI YOUNG KIM: Starting out I made a kind of tough putt, hole 13 -- hole 12, yeah, it's par-3. It was strong downwind. That hole is kind of -- when we got the downwind it's tough to make the stop on the green.

But, yeah, my ball was behind the -- past the pin but Paul and me is talking through where is it. Told me the right and I just trust him and then made it.

Starting that hole I got the good vibe and I made next four hole, yeah.

Q. What have you been working on specifically, especially coming out of the major championship? Definitely two different courses back to back from Chevron to here.

SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah.

Q. What did you focus on coming into here?

SEI YOUNG KIM: It's a totally different course. I mean, right after the major tournament I feel really tired because a lot of energy using there.

So even there I practice Monday and then Tuesday for my putting. I know this poana green is not easy so I have to get used to the speed especially.

So I keep practice and working hard. Yeah, kind of, yeah, it works today.

Q. How do you feel about your game coming out of major?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Nervous and the pressure sometime, but how I handle it depend -- it's different the result, but the last week I couldn't handle well so I tried do something that makes -- wasn't good as much as what I want.

So, yeah, just I learn from there, whatever. I keep doing it. Yeah, hopefully better, better every week -- yeah, every day. That's what I want to do.

Q. Coming into this week, Wilshire in particular being in Los Angeles, what is it like coming out here to this event and what do you like most about the challenge of Wilshire?

SEI YOUNG KIM: I like this course because kind of very challenging, short game, and then if you have a good strategy you can get the good advantage par-5.

So, yeah, but you need really smart game. So that's why I like to play here. Yeah, I'm very looking forward the next couple days.