MAYBANK CHAMPIONSHIP

October 26, 2024

Mirabel Ting

Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Mirabel, very different round today. What was working well today?

MIRABEL TING: I hit my iron shots really good today and putts really dropped today. So that's two things that I did really well today and managed to shot the score that I shot.

Q. Quite a lot of support for you out there today.

MIRABEL TING: Yeah, definitely seeing my grandfather, my mom, and my brother out, you know, family is out here, so it definitely means a lot to me to play out here today.

And definitely a lot of people were cheering on the 18 even though I finished on 9, and there were people on 9 as well.

It really does mean a lot to me.

Q. Mirabel, what was your mindset when you started and what was your mindset when you finished?

MIRABEL TING: When I started I actually just told my caddie, I said, you know, shot 3-over yesterday. Wasn't a really good round. That definitely wasn't me.

So I told him that we are just going to keep it a lot simple today. I'm not opening my yardage book today and I did not for the 18 holes, and I just play and he just do the job.

That kept me really simple at the start.

At the end, putts didn't really drop at the end, so managed to make a lot of safe putts coming back, four-footers, and it's still a good round of golf out there today.

Q. So you started on the 10th and with a lot of birdies on the back nine. Can you share with us how you held yourself up there? You mentioned the second nine isn't a particularly comfortable nine for you.

MIRABEL TING: When I started in the morning there was no breeze and not much wind. The control of the shot was much more easier than yesterday and definitely the first day.

Every time I cross over on the back nine it's definitely harder because it's tighter on the back.

But I start off really good and I birdied 11 and chipped in on 14. I told myself, I think this is going to go -- keep going, and it did.

Q. How does it feel that you are joint 7 now currently at this point in an event as big as this?

MIRABEL TING: I mean, I don't know what to say. I'm not expecting much from this event. I'm here to learn and experience and I just want to play with the best players in the world right here today.

And no matter what the outcome is, I will still be really proud of what I'm doing today.

Q. Are you probably working on -- except for your local coach here have you been working probably with your coach from Florida State?

MIRABEL TING: Actually, no. I only work with my local coach, Wilson, and in the States it's just more that coaches set up drills and we just try to complete it.

That really helped me in terms of getting used to my technique, and my local coach is just like teaching different techniques and like try different kind of shots.

When I do the drill in Florida State it's just making sure I use the technique when I'm doing the drills.

Q. You shot 64 today. That's the lowest round shot this year at this event. Marina Alex shot it yesterday. She's a veteran; been around for a long timing. What does that mean to have your name with some of the lowest scores this year?

MIRABEL TING: Yeah, I actually wasn't really expecting me to come back with a 64. I was trying to get out there and play and I actually told myself if it happens, it happens. Like good days and bad days, everything happens.

To be able to play in this and shoot the score that I shot today, it really shows that I belong on this stage.

Q. And then you played with Brooke Henderson today, another veteran. We talked earlier in the week about what you were hoping to learn from players out here. What do you think after three rounds you've kind of picked up from seeing those players?

MIRABEL TING: They definitely putt a lot better than I do I would say. And my weakness is always on the short game and chipping and putting, but at the end of the day I'm still grinding on it and still working on it to try get better. Their short game is definitely a different level than I am, so I am just going to keep learning and keep trying and keep getting better each day.