KROGER QUEEN CITY CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY P&G

September 20, 2024

Jeeno Thitikul

TPC River’s Bend

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Q. All right, here now with Jeeno after her second round at the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G. Just a phenomenal round for you today. What kind of went into today? Only one bogey on the scorecard.

JEENO THITIKUL: It's pretty good. I mean, like, you know, I think it's really kind of low score course, so a lot of players kind of get low on this course.

So like par-5 is reachable; can make all the par-5 I guess. Yeah, that's pretty much I think the point of this course.

Q. To end the round the way you did, birdie, birdie, especially on No. 9 which is one od the hardest holes on the course this week, what does that maybe do for your confidence?

JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, it's kind of tough. Even Pajaree said to me, I think No. 9 is so tough, isn't it? I was; like, yeah, it is. It is. Because you have water on the front, and then if you go long it's going to be in the rough and downhill lie.

But just commit to the shot. I have pitching wedge so it's kind of easier than the practice round, which I had like 7- or 8-iron.

Q. You've been hitting it far this week. With the firmness and the conditions as well. Does length benefit you on this golf course or make it trickier when you have a short iron in your hand?

JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, the green here is not that easy to play. I think it's a lot of holes that we can hit driver, but it's going to give you like 40, 30, 50 yards, and the green are so firm.

You know, it's not that(indiscernible), so I think probably hit it like full wedges is better for here. Like I said, it's firm and then if you had a full wedges, should be good, especially the front nine.

Q. What have you been seeing on the greens with all the slopes and undulations on the greens this week?

JEENO THITIKUL: Especially the hole location. Like No. 1, I think I found like No. 1 to 9, felt like the green is kind of -- they put the pin kind of hard today. So, yeah, I mean, it's bouncing green.

But the fairway, it's just like kind of better for us. If it were like in the rough, should be really, really tough for us to play.

Q. And then you've been in this position a lot this season. What are you looking forward to from another weekend in contention over the next couple rounds?

JEENO THITIKUL: Just looking forward for good golf and enjoyable golf out there. I think a lot of good vibes coming from me, starting from like Olympics. Also like after Dow, Olympics, and then having British and then also FM in good contention as well. I mean, I just want to play my game. Just want to control on my side, not on others.