DANA OPEN PRESENTED BY MARATHON

July 21, 2024

Chanettee Wannasaen

Highland Meadows Golf Club

Press Conference

THE MODERATOR: All right, here at the Dana Open with our 2024 champion, Chanettee Wannasaen. Chanettee, great day today. Can you just take us through the day today and some of emotions you were feeling and just what it was like to play out there today?

CHANETTEE WANNASAEN: So actually today I'm really nervous, and get stress because like, because like last year I play not good on this tournament.

But this year I didn't expect like I can play -- I going to win, so a lot of stress and nervous, yeah.

And Haeran, I play with her. She play really well for today. On the last putt on the last hole my hand is shaking so hard. I just like get in, get in. I want birdie, not par.

Yeah, I can made it, yeah.

Q. You now have two wins on the LPGA Tour. It's been almost a year since your last win. How does this win compare to may be last year?

CHANETTEE WANNASAEN: Last year I won in Portland, and that like cannot like imagine that I going to won in Portland because like I miss cut like nine events and then Monday qualify and then won in Portland.

So speechless.

But this year, I'm start this year I'm looking for like second trophy. So, yeah, right now I can't imagine. I think the fairway is very different because Portland I feel like freedom; right now I'm feel like I'm going to looking for third trophy.

Yeah, I think it's coming.

Q. Yeah, maybe at Portland. Only a couple weeks until then.

CHANETTEE WANNASAEN: Yeah.

Q. Going off that, how do you now use this win to build on it going forward in your career?

CHANETTEE WANNASAEN: I think this week is very like a lot of experience. Also in Portland is a lot of experience, too. Like I think like after that I'm going to like looking for a third trophy and I think like I'm going to improve my skill.

Like I think like last day I cannot like calm down because my heart is like boom, boom, boom, boom. Every hole is like.

I think I'm going to improve my emotion and my skill, yeah.

Q. Was there added pressure knowing that the person chasing you was in the same group, right behind you, was in the same group with you?

CHANETTEE WANNASAEN: Actually, Haeran, because she play really well, and like I know she is very good player, very good golfer. I know her. Today I think she is like 5-under or 6-under. That's play really well.

Yeah, she made me a little bit nervous, yeah. (Laughter.)

Q. In both of your wins you played better than you ever had; broke all of your records for 54-hole, 32-hole. What about being in contention just brings out the best in your golf?

CHANETTEE WANNASAEN: I don't know that because like it's really hard to say, because like sometime I don't know what I'm doing right now.

But I think I'm always like say with myself, like stay in the present time. Don't think about the future. Don't think about like -- like everything happen is have a reason, so it's about the future. I can do like the best in the present time, yeah.

Q. Just last question: As that final putt dropped you heard all those cheers for you. What was the crowd support and just the support out here in Toledo like this week for you and how did that help you?

CHANETTEE WANNASAEN: Actually it's really exciting because like on the last putt in my brain it's like nothing, just like being get in, get in; just birdie. I don't want to par; just birdie.

After I putt in the fan is like scream, and after that notice, oh, my God, a lot of my fans supporting me on this week. Yeah, and my family, my team; also my caddie.