WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION

August 7, 2024

Hannah Green

Le Golf National

Quick Quotes

HANNAH GREEN: Just finding it tricky to read the greens. Some of the putts are quite slopey but a lot of them actually don't have too much break and I actually find that more difficult than having a bigger breaking putt. But when you hit it three times in the water, you're not going to make par.

Q. It was 15?

HANNAH GREEN: And 9. Three water balls and then obviously over par in total on the par 5s, and then pretty reachable and not too difficult to make birdies. So yeah, that was pretty flat. Pretty deflating probably last nine holes, I would say.

Just going to have to go shake it offer I guess. Three more days. I guess it's different in the sense that we don't have a cut. Obviously it's early days, and we'll see how they are going to set up the golf course the next three days.

Q. And it doesn't look like it's going to get to 9- or 10-under?

HANNAH GREEN: No, I don't think it will quite be like the men's scoring. I actually felt like it was pretty difficult for us that played early. I felt like the wind was actually stronger than what it is right now but the last four holes was starting to swirl and it felt like every hole was almost downwind or into the wind. That will be tricky for the people that have a later tee time today.

But yeah, I was surprised on my first hole to be sitting a 4-iron in. It's tough. It's what you want for trying to get on the podium and win a Gold Medal.

Q. Can you divorce yourself from that and think of our Olympic experience generally? Not your first time.

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, absolutely. I think it's been a great experience, especially having the whole entire team, having Webby here with us, but also I actually got to visit the Village. When I was in Tokyo, I didn't get to go. We decided not to go as a team just because we didn't want to risk it. There was obviously COVID floating around, and we were staying in a hotel about an hour and a half away.

Minjee and I got to do a visit. We didn't see too many athletes but that was a fun experience. The team dinners have been fun, too, getting together and giving each other a bit of a craic here and there that we don't always get on the LPGA in America. Good times off the course for sure.

Q. What do you think you need to turn it around tomorrow? How do you get comfortable on the greens?

HANNAH GREEN: I think it will only take time of playing four rounds out there. I decided to see the golf course once and just play 18 holes in total practise round. I know some girls played 18 every day. I just didn't want to wear myself out because I knew it was going to be a tough week regardless if I was playing good or bad.

If I get out there maybe with some more wind, that will be helpful. I just have to be not so down on myself I think because obviously I do believe that I can win a Gold Medal. I think I'm putting a bit more pressure on myself just because it's the Olympics.

Q. Did the energy of the crowd, how was that different to a round one of a normal week?

HANNAH GREEN: Considering this is like a sixth major, I wouldn't say there's many Aussies out there with us. It's nice to have some people cheering every once in a while. Obviously they could see my head was down a little bit, and to actually pop up and see them was kind of nice.

It's really a great atmosphere and a lot of people are out here and you can kind of tell where the Frenchwomen were, too. I could hear a bit of a roar for Celine, whether it was birdie or par, I don't know but it's been a great atmosphere here at Le Golf National.

Q. You had a couple good par saves, and those are going to be almost like birdies the next three days?

HANNAH GREEN: There are some holes where you can be aggressive and risk it a little bit perhaps but there are some holes if you make par every day you're doing pretty well and sometimes 18 is one of them. Even though it's somewhat of a short, risky par 5, sometimes you don't have to be under par on that hole.

Q. What did you hit on your second into 15?

HANNAH GREEN: 6-iron and same as 18. 6-iron.

Q. Just sort of come out of it a bit?

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, I thinned both of those shots. Obviously the miss is not short and when you thin it, it always goes short. That wasn't in my mind on 18 at all. I just, yeah, mis-hit it again and actually on the par 3, I think it was the eighth hole, I also thinned a shot. That's something I'll have to work with Richard on after the round.