THE ANNIKA DRIVEN BY GAINBRIDGE AT PELICAN

November 15, 2024

Arpichaya Yubol

Pelican Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Arpichaya Yubol after her second round here at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican.

Looked like a really good round out there today, especially your back nine, which was the front nine. Can you just tell me about some highlights of the round today?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Okay. Some highlight?

Q. Uh-huh.

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Okay. I think today I'm play okay. It's not like perfect, but I always hit like the good number. And, yeah, my putter is working.

But different from yesterday a lot. Today like it's like a wake up every time and, okay, I doing good with the speed, with my putter today.

Yeah.

Q. What maybe did you feel wasn't going good in your round yesterday? You had a solid round yesterday. What did you think wasn't as good yesterday as it was today?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: You mean like...

Q. Just in your game in general, or what was the difference between the two rounds?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Oh, okay. Between yesterday and today?

Q. Uh-huh.

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: So yesterday mostly I think like I'm not think good on the round. When I'm hit like actually it's good, it's on the green, I always thinking maybe I can hit like better.

But today I talk with my caddie a lot, like try to change like my thinking. Like every time you just like happy or have like a, how do you say, positive thinking when you hit like good.

And try to do your best any time. Yeah, I just change my thinking today. Just happy anyway. Happen it's happen. I still hit okay. It's not perfect, but any time when my ball is on the green I just try to happy every shot when I play.

Q. Got it.

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Yes.

Q. You obviously had a great showing at the U.S. Women's Open. How much did that week propel you for the season?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Oh, okay, after that tournament, right, so it's make my like different thinking a lot. Before play U.S. Women I miss the cut like maybe like six week in a row. It's too bad for my head, for my brain.

After that we have to talk like with my manager and after that I'm doing good. I thinking like, okay, I can do. (Laughter.) Maybe like, okay, I can play on this tour. I try to keep like thinking positive all the time.

But how do you say, like still have some miss cut, but it's golf, so everything is happen. After the U.S. Women like bring my confident coming back a lot, and then I just try to play like -- keep like, how do you say, keep thinking good. Yes, yeah.

Q. What was different about that week? What did you do well U.S. Women's Open week that you hadn't been doing before that? What did you do well at Lancaster in your game?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: In my game?

Q. Yeah. Why was that week different?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Kind of like why I'm doing good that week, right?

Q. Uh-huh.

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: So how to say...

Q. You're doing great.

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Yes, that's the best one of my life. I just try focus I think hole by hole, especially the major. They always setting the golf course too hard already any time.

Just try to thinking like make the par and you have chance, you can make birdie, and then just try to keep like focus every hole and don't try to think too much.

Yeah, if you hit some bad shot, you still have like next shot for doing. Sometime I miss the green but I kind of back in the hole and then, okay, it's golf. Everything is happen. Yeah.

Q. How would you describe this golf course?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Oh, actually I play this golf course last year. I don't have a good memory. This year is different, like I think everything. Yeah, it's more confident from last year a lot with everything.

And the golf course still hard for me and beautiful together. Green is too fast. But, okay, I made it. Yes.

Q. How big of a goal was getting into CME for you this year? I know you're there, 51 on the Race to the CME Globe. How big of a goal is playing next week for you this year?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: A target, right?

Q. Yeah, playing next week at the CME Group Tour Championship. You have to be in the top 60. Have you thought about that as a goal, trying to get into that tournament next week?

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: Yes, I think all the time. Okay. That is my first CME tournament in my life and first time top 60 in the CME, right?

Q. Yeah.

ARPICHAYA YUBOL: So I'm very excited to be like one of the top 60 like player. I will do my best for the next week.