WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION

August 8, 2024

Hannah Green

Le Golf National

Quick Quotes

Q. Ball-striking, that was a good round?

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, much cleaner scorecard. Only missed a couple fairways. Yeah, I only missed a few greens today.

So yeah, much better ball-striking but just felt like at least the last nine holes, I had more opportunities for birdies and I just couldn't quite see the line. I felt like I read -- I hit them where I read them. Just didn't make them. Was a bit frustrated, and the only birdies I made today were 3-footers. Feels like I still have a lot of golf left in me.

Q. Like 15, is that indicative?

HANNAH GREEN: Maybe it was a bit tricky because I don't know how many people would have had their shot be that close. But it was one of the only shots where I felt like it was a full shot and not a half shot into these greens.

So I was hoping that would go in. Obviously hope to change the scoring average for myself on that hole. But the shot on 16 was obviously nice to hit that one close and then to be able to get 18, just have a nice easy 2-putt.

Q. How do you view the week, steady progress is good, but how do you view what's got to happen the next two days?

HANNAH GREEN: Nate and I, my caddie and I, were talking about that on last saying we are not really out of this championship.

Yes, maybe Gold is maybe out of reach but obviously we're still trying to get a podium finish. A lot of the players -- well, there are some players in the leaderboard that haven't had that type of pressure, and everyone, no matter how well experienced or how many wins on tour they have had are going to feel that pressure.

Maybe coming from not as far behind as I am but from behind wouldn't be a bad thing. It's just a different mindset, and it is a long week. It is mentally driving range as well as physically. I'm actually still feeling quite fresh because I think I didn't have a good day yesterday. I feel like, yeah, I just can go for it and be aggressive as possible.

Q. We've seen both days, there are scores out there.

HANNAH GREEN: Yes.

Q. If all pieces come together, do you feel like a couple of those putts fall early; momentum is everything?

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah rebound probably Minjee would have been the same when she wasn't playing as well and birdied four of the last five holes. Feels like when once one comes in, they all come through.

There are holes out there where you have to go for it and be aggressive. The par 5s are playing easy, they are the holes you want to make birdies but there are holes where par every day is good. That's the type of championship and the type of venue you want to play if you want to win a medal.

Although I might be, you know, 14 or 12 behind, whatever it may be, I don't know what it is, I didn't actually see. But even though I might be well out of it, there's still a possibility. I'm not completely out of it.