THE ANNIKA DRIVEN BY GAINBRIDGE AT PELICAN

November 16, 2024

Weiwei Zhang

Pelican Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Weiwei Zhang after her third round at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. Really good round today. Can you just tell me when you felt like this round started to go really well and when you realized that you were putting together such a good round?

WEIWEI ZHANG: Yeah, I just felt it's amazing day today. I can't say anything. Just I don't know how to play that well today.

Just keep patient and just like normal and then I hole a lot of putt. That's made me so surprised on some hole. Yeah, just amazing today. Yeah.

Q. This is a career low round for you on the LPGA Tour.

WEIWEI ZHANG: Yeah.

Q. Did it feel like that today? Did you realize that until now?

WEIWEI ZHANG: No. I just -- I don't know, like I should be little nervous last hole because the last hole I just saw my score was 8-under. That's my lowest score in my career.

I just keep like calm down and then just tell myself just putt and then, yeah, I'm happy I make two par last two hole and then just keep the lower score today.

Q. Was there a particular shot or putt today that kind of indicated that this was going to be a really good day for you?

WEIWEI ZHANG: I think the second hole is the amazing part, because second hole is very tough hole, tricky hole, and I just miss green and bad chip, like 30 feet, and holed that putt and then just feel, oh, today is different day.

Yeah.

Q. And this course can be very difficult for a lot of players. What is it about this course perhaps that you were able to take advantage of today?

WEIWEI ZHANG: It's very difficult for me also, yeah, because have to be driving good, everything good, and then hole every putt and we can hit a lower score.

But, yeah, it's very tough course, uh-huh.

Q. Did you know you had a chance to get to next week with a win this week?

WEIWEI ZHANG: I don't think too much because I'm very happy I'm here today. I don't want to think that long. I want to keep patient and just focus on my game. That's it.

I don't want to saying about next week or win the tournament. Just focus my game and I'm so happy today, yeah.

Q. When your game is going well like today, what's working best? What's the best part of your game?

WEIWEI ZHANG: Today? What's best?

Q. Or usually.

WEIWEI ZHANG: Usually it's my driver and my approach, but this week very surprised this week I holed a lot of putts.

Yeah, actually this week is best part is my putting, yeah.

Q. Did you make any changes, big or small, to your putting before the tournament this week?

WEIWEI ZHANG: No. I just -- before this tournament I just tell myself just keep focus on the speed this week. I don't really care I can't hole or what, just keep focus on the speed, yeah. It's very important, uh-huh.

Q. You talked about No. 2. Any other birdies that stood out in the round?

WEIWEI ZHANG: Yeah, I got birdie yesterday, amazing birdie. I just miss green and I putt outside the green. Holed a putt, yeah, like I'll yards outside the green and then I holed that one.

Q. What hole was that?

WEIWEI ZHANG: No. 2.

Q. What about today? What were some of the big birdies that you remember today?

WEIWEI ZHANG: Big birdie today? I just make a lot of the birdie today, yeah.

Q. Too many to remember?

WEIWEI ZHANG: Yeah too many.