PORTLAND CLASSIC

August 3, 2024

Alexa Pano

Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Alexa Pano after her third round at the perfection. Another great round today. Just talk about today's round. Really picked up momentum there after a bit of a struggle seemed like on the first couple holes, but amazing finish.

ALEXA PANO: Yeah, obviously not as smooth of a round as yesterday, but I'm really happy with how I -- every time I kind of struggled how I came back from that.

Definitely a lot of positives today to take into tomorrow.

Q. You just looked so locked in out there. Seeing on TV, the chip-in you were narrow focused it seemed like. Talk about the mentality when you've been out there and seeming so locked in.

ALEXA PANO: Yeah, I feel like I get pretty focused on the golf course. I lost my focus a little bit on 16. We were put on the clock and I rushed a little bit, and that's something I'm still learning to handle.

And so definitely keeping my focus out there is a big thing for me. When I felt locked in I felt like I could birdie every single hole.

Q. You just mentioned too the familiarity, how nice it's been in this year kind of coming back and replaying the courses you played last year.

ALEXA PANO: Yeah.

Q. Just talk about that out here and what you remember from last year that you're carrying in this year.

ALEXA PANO: Yeah, I think it's great. I kind of was able to take it easy on the practice round days, get some rest, which I've been feeling a little bit tired. It's been a long stretch of golf.

So that's always really nice. Also getting around the course I feel like I know it really well. I know where the tee shots are. I know where the misses are.

That's a really nice feeling, not having to wonder on every shot.

Q. About this time last year you won. You were chasing in that situation as well. How much are you going to lean on this similar experience tomorrow?

ALEXA PANO: Yeah, I think when I won definitely it was having to make a lot of birdies and it's going to be the same kind of thing tomorrow. So just try and get some of that magic from last year I guess.