MAYBANK CHAMPIONSHIP

October 24, 2024

Ruixin Liu

Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club

TV

Q. Ruixin, congratulations. Excellent opening round. 7 under par. I know a little disappointing to finish with a bogey, but considering you only birdied one of the par-5s as well that's some performance out there.

RUIXIN LIU: Uh-huh, my irons very good today except for the last hole. It was very, very hot out there, especially coming from Korea last week, so physically the last few holes I was a little bit down, and I think that is the only reason why I bogey the last one.

Q. How difficult is it to adjust, just elaborating on the point you made there. The four events on this Asian Swing, different golf courses, completely different climates. You've got to pack a hefty suitcase as well but it's difficult to difficult to adjust.

RUIXIN LIU: I feel like all the Asia courses are very hilly, but like Shanghai was perfect whether and Korea was extremely cold and this week is extremely hot. I think just mentally we need to be prepared, and so far I don't have any high expectation. I think that helps a lot, yeah.

Q. You're top 20 in round one scoring average on the LPGA Tour. What do you like so much about the start of tournaments?

RUIXIN LIU: No pressure. There is no cut this week so just trying to enjoy my time with John out there and trying to have a great time.

Q. It would be remiss of me not to touch upon your golf swing. It's something we've spoke about in commentary.

RUIXIN LIU: I know.

Q. It is unique, but it's also very solid, very repeatable. How did it all come about?

RUIXIN LIU: When I played junior golf I was quite small in my group. The only way for me to catch up distance-wise was I have to turn a lot. I just get used to it. I can't really see my golf ball on the way back and that's something people always talk about, and I'm quite enjoying it actually.