WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GOLF COMPETITION

August 9, 2024

Hannah Green

Le Golf National

Quick Quotes

Q. So that's how you play 17?

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, take the putting out of it completely.

Q. There are not a lot of 6-unders out there?

HANNAH GREEN: I didn't see the leaderboard too much come the last few holes. But yes, perhaps compared to yesterday, I mean, this is the strongest the wind has been all week, and maybe even the last two weeks.

It was tough out there but I finally felt like after round one and round two, everything was starting to piece together. I didn't hit it as great as yesterday but the putts were definitely rolling and the hole felt a lot bigger than yesterday.

Q. Did you go in with the mindset --

HANNAH GREEN: I talked to my coach, I only missed three greens yesterday but I wasn't necessarily giving myself a lot of birdie opportunities, maybe like 30-footers but that's hard to hole. I said I need to be more aggressive. At that point I didn't really think I was in it at all but obviously I've shot a low one today so sitting I guess tied 10th I heard at the moment. So yeah, put myself in contention to win a medal now.

Q. How does that feel?

HANNAH GREEN: Feels good. That's what I wanted to do at the start of the week. It's been great to experience Paris competent Olympics, but I believed in myself that I could win and have a podium finish and now I've put myself in a good position to be able to do that with one more round to go.

Q. How excited are you for tomorrow?

HANNAH GREEN: Super excited. We are hoping to try to watch some other sports tonight but I'm like, maybe I should just try to think about my own day tomorrow.

But I mean, the camaraderie off the course with the rest of the Aussie team has been really good. It's been really fun we don't really talk much golf. We try and enjoy each other's company because it doesn't really happen too much that we are all in one dinner table and one hotel room.

It's been really fun and it's been a nice way to switch off. I think if I was perhaps staying by myself, I'd be thinking about tomorrow's result a little bit more, which I don't think is a good thing.

Q. So which sports are you keen to visit?

HANNAH GREEN: Well, obviously coming towards almost the finish. So we're just watching anything that the Aussies are doing well in. Water polo last night was good for the girls. I didn't get to watch that personally but some of the other team members did. Hopefully tomorrow they do well.

Q. What was 17?

HANNAH GREEN: I was in between clubs but decided to go with a longer club and cut it into the wind. It just landed maybe five meters, six meters short and then obviously rolled in. I wasn't sure if it hit the pin really hard. I haven't seen the replay. But I haven't holed out from quite a distance in a long time. Felt nice to not have to get the putter out and tap-in.

7-iron from 143 meters.

Q. Is there a way to characterize how hard this course is playing right now?

HANNAH GREEN: We typically on the LPGA don't play courses with this much water in play. Like for instance on 18, I decided to lay up just because -- I could have hit maybe a 5-iron if I hit it really well but if I didn't hit it well I'm in the water. So I decided to lay up, which I guess I typically wouldn't do and I feel like I'm more of an aggressive player.

But obviously it paid off because I hit my wedge shot nice and close to give myself birdie on the last paragraph par I felt like I had to lay up just because the greens are getting so firm and bouncy, and I also was in between clubs. Obviously if you're hitting something a little bit smaller, your spin rate is not as high, so it has a chance of even going long.

It's definitely changed compared to when we played our practise rounds on Monday, Tuesday. But I like that it's firm and fast. I think it brings out the best players. Yes, you do have to strike it well and hit good putts to get it in the hole but I think it does even out the playing field and the best players come to the occasion.

Q. How comfortable are you being here, as opposed to still being out there?

HANNAH GREEN: It's good that I'm talking to you guys, I guess. I haven't had any cameras on me really the last couple days so tomorrow might be a bit different. Might have some people. I actually had a microphone lady walk behind me completely today and I was unsure what she did -- but backed off and knew she was there. I might experience a little bit more of that tomorrow, maybe some more crowd. We'll see. I'm looking forward to the experience.

Q. Do you feel the expectation that you had coming of your own I guess possible chance of winning contributed to round one? Do you feel like you put extra pressure on yourself or expectation?

HANNAH GREEN: I think so. I think I wasn't in the right mental state. I was more disappointed because we were at the Olympics and I wanted to do so well and round one just felt like I threw everything out the window. But I knew that once it got tougher that would kind of suit me.

Obviously yes I've played well the last couple days but yes, I did probably put too much pressure on myself in round one, and yeah, the last two days, I felt fine on the course. I've had some nice people to play with, good chats. All those influences have a tiny bit to do with it, yeah.

Q. Do you feel like you have a mental victory over the course today?

HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, definitely. It's actually been -- well, today's pairing, we had to wait a lot just because the groups in front were a bit slow, and obviously it's tough. So there are some higher scores out there as well. I felt like it was nice to switch off and talk to playing partners, also.