LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY HOAKALEI

November 6, 2024

Perrine Delacour

Hoakalei Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Perrine Delacour. Perrine, what a hot start. Four birdies in a row 2 through 5 I believe. What was working so well right from the jump?

PERRINE DELACOUR: I was hitting pretty close to the pin and make some putts. Of course, I mean, that always helps. But my irons were pretty close so that does help for sure.

Q. What was it about today's round where you felt the momentum kind of kick up for you?

PERRINE DELACOUR: I mean, I was just in the process for sure. And then I do have a bet with my friend Morgane Metraux, the one who makes more birdie this week has to make dinner for the other one. That's the goal. I texted her this morning and I said, hey, I'm ready, and we just laughed about it.

Q. Are you staying with her this week?

PERRINE DELACOUR: We're not the staying together but we are pretty good friends. We played in Orlando last week together and had dinner two nights in a row together. We were like, okay, let's make a bet. It helps for sure.

Q. I love that. Makes it more fun out here. Being in Hawai'i in general what's it like to return to a community like this?

PERRINE DELACOUR: I'm sure appreciative being in Hawai'i. I was always struggling mentally and everything so I don't know how long I'm going to play here, so I'm trying to play every tournament as my last tournament. My psychologist helped me on that to say you're playing your last tournament every week and see what's going on.

I do enjoy it a lot. The view are pretty. Even if it's windy, we get pretty sunrise, sunsets. That's most important for me.

Q. I think in general this is also a big week for a lot of players out here in looking to do as much as they can when it comes to the Race to the CME Globe. How do you stay focused on the golf at hand? How much does working with that psychologist you talked about help you in moment like this?

PERRINE DELACOUR: It does help me a lot. Like I always would struggled mentally. You know, it's part of me. I don't care. I don't want to feel sorry for anybody, but life on the Tour is struggling a lot.

Luckily I spent some time at home last month where I was a not a golfer but an aunt with two little niece and nephew that I love.

It's just helped me a lot to be focused on the course, and I'm just going to enjoy it and see with where it goes.

Q. A new niece and nephew?

PERRINE DELACOUR: No, they're old. One is four and a half and he's starting to pick up golf. It's so funny. I love spending time with them, so it helps me a lot for sure for my mental.

I just enjoy as much as I can. We have to feel pretty lucky to do what we love the most, but it's sometimes hard mentally, but we're trying the every day.

Q. The way you played today, especially with that hot start, what you do you think will carryover the most with your tee time tomorrow?

PERRINE DELACOUR: Sleep. It was a tough morning. No, I mean, just being in the process and enjoy the walk with my caddie. That definitely helps.

Tomorrow it's a new day. I'm just going to try to be in the process and enjoy being in Hawai'i, seeing the palm tree and everything. It's pretty good.