TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC

November 1, 2024

Nanna Koerstz-Madsen

Taihelyo Club Minori Course

Quick Quotes

Q. What is good about your game today?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: My long game. I was in play from tee all day, and hit some good approach shots.

Q. So you have competed in this tournament three years in a row. This is your third time to play here.

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: Yes, I think so.

Q. What is your impression of this course?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: I like this course. I like the hotel we're staying at, the vibe of the tournament, all the fans. It's very fun and exciting to play here with so many...

Q. Do you find it difficult to play here, this course?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: The greens are difficult, very slopey. It's scorable because it's soft, but definitely the greens are tricky when you get on the wrong side of the pin.

Q. Have you tried any Japanese food so far this week?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: Yeah, we had ramen yesterday and it was really good. Usually I'm not very adventure -- try new stuff, but I like this one. It was very good.

Q. Do you remember which flavor of the ramen you had? Soy sauce base?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: It was like reddish brown.

Q. It's like soy?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: Yeah, it was good.

Q. So if you have some of the best Japanese food in your mind, what would it be?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: Sushi. I like sushi.

Q. What fish do you like the best?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: Tuna.

Q. Two years ago we had the tournament at this place. Do you have any specific restaurant you always go when you come here?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: There is an Italian place because it's western food. So we go there quite a bit. It's call Taupo or something.

But I was very --

Q. It's a pizza place like everyone goes?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: I think so.

Q. Okay.

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: But I like the ramen. I think I'm going to go back to the ramen place tonight.

Q. Before this tournament did you have enough time to go to Kyoto or any other areas of Japan, or planning to go somewhere else after this tournament?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: We were planning to go to Kyoto on Monday but we've been playing a couple events in Asia so we're so exhausted on Monday. We had a red eye so did not make it to Kyoto, but I would love to go. I've been to Kyoto before. With this tournament.

Q. So please let us know your mindset for tomorrow?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: My mindset is just to stay calm; no emotions when you do something bad. Just stay relaxed out there; see what the score will be.

Q. You've been in a very long stretch like you said of playing. It's the end of the season. What does it mean to see such a good round like this toward the end of the season?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: I mean, I'm excited for it. We have two big events coming up. I feel like my game is in a really good position. Just need to make some more putts.

That's usually not the problem, so I'm excited for my game and also mentality, trying to stay calm out there. It works very well.

Q. Describe the greens. I've heard people talk about it. Curious, why you think they're so difficult?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: It's just very severe from the back to the front. If you're long off the pin you're going to have super, super fast putts coming down the hill and sometimes it's just impossible to stop it.

Q. So they're all sloped?

NANNA KOERSTZ MADSEN: Yeah.