HONDA LPGA THAILAND

February 20, 2025

Maja Stark

Siam Country Club Pattaya, Old Course

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Maja after a 7-under round. Great round to start this tournament. Just talk about today.

MAJA STARK: It was a lot of fun. I felt like in Bradenton I had a couple of big misses off the tees that really, well, ruined my scores. Finally got more control of my driver off the tee and then it felt like it was just pretty simple golf. Hit a lot of greens and, yeah.

Q. I saw some of those greens out there, a lot of curves, ridges, and things like that. Talk about how it is to play on a course like that.

MAJA STARK: Well, I think it helps that it's my third year here. I think you really learn to just take more break than you actually see. I was asking my caddie on a lot of the greens where the grain was going because you need to think about that, too.

So it's very energy consuming, but hopefully can keep it up and try to stay sharp.

Q. 18 for example, I think I saw earlier just it went to the right. Is it a lot putter from the fringe and things like that when you're in those tight lies?

MAJA STARK: Yeah. These greens are a little tricky because they have a lot of undulations just off the greens, so then you get putts like that which feels almost impossible to get it right.

So I think you have to hit -- I think you have to think your way around this course a lot.

Q. You talked about third time being here. What do you like to do here in Thailand? Anything specific? Food to eat?

MAJA STARK: I love Thai food but I like to stay indoors. It's just so hot. I'm melting. Yeah.

Q. What are some of the things do you when it's so hot like this?

MAJA STARK: I try to drink a lot, get electrolytes in. Try to prepare as much before the round as possible so we won't have to stand there and have to think about where should we hit, what do we do. We have all that already planned before we go out.