WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION

August 8, 2024

Celine Boutier

Le Golf National

Quick Quotes

Q. How was it?

CELINE BOUTIER: Emotionally it was fine. Definitely feel like I left a few shots out there. Had a rough patch in the back and didn't really make as many birdie putts as I did yesterday. So definitely reflected in the score.

Q. Is that particular stretch tricky more than the rest of the golf course? What struggle was there today?

CELINE BOUTIER: My tee shot on -- I think they are kind of tough, especially, you know, if you don't have a good tee shot in play, it can be really tricky out there. Most of the holes really. And then you put the water in play as well, and then it just makes things a lot more difficult.

So I think just on this course from No. 1 to No. 18, you just have to be so conscious, so focused.

Q. Was there a lot of reaction from your round yesterday? Did you get a lot of messages, people that came up to you to congratulate you on your round? What's the past 24 hours been like?

CELINE BOUTIER: I haven't really been paying attention to that kind of stuff. Obviously when you see people in person, it's hard to ignore. But the rest of it, I'm just trying to focus on the tournament and not really pay attention. I've done this too many times to know that a solid good round on the first day doesn't really mean much.

Q. Is that hard? Is it difficult to ignore?

CELINE BOUTIER: Not really. You just don't look at your phone.