MIZUHO AMERICAS OPEN

May 17, 2024

Gabriela Ruffels

Liberty National Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Gabi Ruffels after her round today. Just talk about how you felt like you played.

GABRIELA RUFFELS: Yeah, it was tough out there. It was definitely a grind. Kind of missed a few fairways, especially the front nine.

But made some really good up and downs and made a good up and down on the last, which felt good. Yeah, kind of grinded out a score today which I'm proud of.

Q. How do you use that last hole and looking at some of the positives to carry into the weekend?

GABRIELA RUFFELS: For sure. No, I finished really well. The back nine was a lot more solid. Yeah, hopefully I can kind of continue that play on the weekend.

Q. And any thoughts headed into the weekend now that you have seen the course twice?

GABRIELA RUFFELS: Yeah, no, it's tough out there. I mean, as you can see, first two rounds scores aren't super low. I mean, just trying to hit a lot of fairways and greens and I feel like that will do well out there.

Q. As a former amateur, to be paired with a junior, AJGAer tomorrow, what do you think that experience will be like, and maybe anything you're kind of hoping to show them when you play with them?

GABRIELA RUFFELS: Yeah, it'll be really cool. I mean, these girls, I was kind of in their shoes maybe, I don't know, five, six, seven years ago now. Getting old.

But, no, yeah, I feel like it'll be cool to talk to them and maybe give them some insight about life on tour or kind of treat them as I would have wanted to be treated if I was in that situation playing with a pro.

So it'll be fun and I'm excited to see who I'm paired with.