BUICK LPGA SHANGHAI

October 10, 2024

Leona Maguire

Qizhong Garden Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Leona Maguire after her first round at the Buick LPGA Shanghai. Nearby flawless card today. What was working so well for you?

LEONA MAGUIRE: Gave myself a lot chances, hit a lot greens, and putted really nice. The greens are a little bit unpredictable, but felt like put some really good strokes on it.

Yeah, I've been doing a lot of work on my putting lately so nice to see a few go in today.

Q. That was going to be my next question. How great is it to see some of the work you're putting in, especially in your putting, come to fruition here?

LEONA MAGUIRE: Yeah, I mean, trying to be patient the last few weeks. Felt like I played some really good golf in Cincy and Arkansas and didn't quite put four rounds together.

No, it's nice to get off to a start here. My first time in Shanghai, so nice to get the sort of Asian Swing off to a good start.

Q. What is it about this course that brings out some of your strengths and what are you still trying to navigate out there?

LEONA MAGUIRE: Yeah, I think it's a little different. Usually when we come to Asia getting used to the grasses can be quite tricky for me.

Coming to bermuda it's a little bit more similar to what we're used to, but it is -- it's that sort of almost (indiscernible) bermuda. It is tricky. Sometimes you're on the fairway but you may not have the best of lies, so it's just sort of reading the lie and picking your shots.

There is a lot of 9-woods and hybrids for me, which I quite like. Yeah, just felt like played really solid today.

Q. What will you take from this round heading into the rest of the week?

LEONA MAGUIRE: Yeah, just more of the same. Just trying to hit as many fairways and greens and try and take advantage of as many chances as I can.