JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP

April 27, 2024

Patty Tavatanakit

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Patty Tavatanakit after her third round at the JM Eagle. Really hot start in the morning. What was the key to your success today?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: I found some feels with hitting and just felt really solid for the whole day. Overall I'm really happy with how I played today.

Q. I know you are UCLA alum so probably played a lot here. What is your experience with this golf course and how do you spell do you enjoy playing out here?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah, I enjoy it a lot. It's a really tough track. This golf course every single time I'm here it just really tells me that I can never get ahead of myself. Just got to pace myself out there and just be really present.

Q. Do you get a lot of support out here from Southern California people?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah. I have a lot of friends in the area still, and, yeah, just a lot of the support.

Q. I know Allisen went out and followed you for a few holes yesterday. You know she's your friend and also UCLA alum.

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Yeah, it's cool to see her doing that after the round. A player's perspective on commentating, it's always a different experience for the audience at home.

But I feel like just seeing her and everything was just a good feeling.

Q. Last question: For someone so familiar with this golf course, what are some of the ways you have to stay patient and what are some of the big challenges?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: I mean, it's really narrow so just stay committed to your process and just kind of trust whatever you do is kind of what the best is.

Sometimes you can't control how the ball bounces around here. You can hit great shots and end up being in a really bad spot. So, yeah.

Q. Have your goals changed from January 1st to April 1st after your win?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: No.

Q. What are the goals for you?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: I just want to focus on my process this year and ultimately just try to play the best I can.

Q. How are you mentally approaching events like this? Any different from last season?

PATTY TAVATANAKIT: Not really. I feel like if anything, I'm a lot more athletic this year, which is really good.

Today kind of explains like I could turn it over just over the weekend, just over one night really. Like I was not hitting it well yesterday, but today I found some feels and I was able to be athletic enough to hit a lot of the solid shots.