NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 29, 2024

Arpichaya Yubol

Pinnacle Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Piano after her final round at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Solid round today. One bogey. Talk about how you played out there.

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: This is my first time like playing the leader group, and, yeah, I talk with my dad last night. Okay, we have camera, we have many thing that happen. I'm coming like to play today with really excited but really my confident, too.

I just like try to focus everything and play together that I can control, and, yeah, I think do I my best on this day already. Yeah.

Q. Still a really solid finish. How proud are you of how you played this week?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: It's another top 10 for me so that make me of course still self-confident to play the next tournament coming.

Yeah, actually like I'm just thinking like, okay, everything is happen, but it's golf. You miss cut last week and maybe you can do top 10 this week, too.

So I just try to do my best everything, like the practice, focus, and then just play. Every time I play just like play with the happy that I can do, yes.

Q. You're always smiling.

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Yes.

Q. Talk about some of the things you were telling yourself on that first tee, maybe being nervous in the first group.

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Oh, actually the first tee and the first shot I hit a little bit thin, and talk with my caddie, I hit a little bit thin. And then my caddie tell me, it's okay. It's fine. Hit the fairway. So just do your best, and everything happen is happen.

And I think today, yeah, I'm play everything with smile and try to keep control can I do. It's pretty good. Still finish top 10 and I can still do 5-under on today.

Especially like last hole, like a big crowd, like many people. On third shot I hit a little bit short. On the first putt I still like confident but excited coming together.

Then, okay, everything happen is happen and I made a birdie.

Q. And were you watching the leaderboard at all on the course? Did you see any leaderboards?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Actually yes, I see. I play with Jasmine on the first round and second round. She played very good. I just thinking on this day, if she can do the putt like in the hole, maybe she can win.

And then, okay, I see her on the leaderboard. Okay, you're a leader now, so maybe she can do. Actually I have bet with her -- no, her with my mom together. If you win, I will get like a free dinner like all week. (Laughter.)

Q. From her?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: From her to me and my mom.

Q. If she wins?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Yes, if she win.

Q. She's going to pay for you and your mom's dinner for a week or you're going to pay?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: She going to pay; maybe in China.