U.S SENIOR WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

August 3, 2024

Lisa Grimes

Fox Chapel Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. You had to battle to make the score you made today. How did you overcome that double bogey?

LISA GRIMES: I did. The double bogey, went birdie-birdie after that, so you short-side yourself on some of these holes, and it can bite you. I made a couple birdies after that.

Then we only got through 12 holes. I came out this morning, and it took me a little while to wake up. I didn't hit a fairway until my fourth hole. So a couple bogeys in there, then kind of a downer three-putt on the last hole. I hit a really good shot out of the rough to knock it on and three-putted. But oh, well. I made a couple good ones, as well. It evens out, I guess.

Q. Talk about making those two birdies to overcome the double bogey and how that got you back into it.

LISA GRIMES: Yeah, they were wedges in my hand, so you can kind of throw darts at these greens because they're very receptive. So they weren't real long putts, but I hit good iron shots in and made, I think, a 10-footer, eight-footer or something. So that was nice.

Then I made one bomb coming in. Well, last night it was getting kind of dark. I played 12 and birdied 12, which was a nice way to end. I wish I could have kept going, but Mother Nature didn't allow it. It was getting dark.

Q. You've been through weather delays before many times, but how do you keep yourself mentally in check because you've got to come back out the next morning, usually early, to do it?

LISA GRIMES: Yeah, we were done and I was home by 9:00, 9:30, had something to eat - you're not really hungry - and just get to bed and get up at 5:00. Yesterday was tough because I didn't tee off until 5:30 at night. You try to find things to do, and you can only sleep so much. That was tough just waiting, waiting, waiting. I think we're back on schedule now, and it should be a good couple days.

Q. You're in position after 36 holes. What do you have to do to be in the hunt here the rest of the way?

LISA GRIMES: Just hit more fairways. But that's kind of my strong suit, so hopefully that comes back. Just make some birdies. There's a lot of birdies out there.

Q. Are you comfortable with this course?

LISA GRIMES: I like it, yeah. There's a couple holes I'm not comfortable with, but that's how it is with any course. But I do like the layout, and the greens are perfect. Just a lot of birdies.