FORD CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY WILD HORSE PASS

March 27, 2025

Amanda Doherty

Whirlwind Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Amanda after her first round at the Ford Championship. Obviously a great round to start this event. What stood out in your game today for you, do you feel like?

AMANDA DOHERTY: A little bit of everything actually. I felt like every thinking was pretty solid.

I was hitting it good off the tee and making some good, smart club choices off the tee, too. Hitting it good from the fairway and I rolled a few long putts in.

So a little bit of everything.

Q. All around great day sounds like.

AMANDA DOHERTY: Yeah.

Q. Anything you've been working on that you kind of saw stand out today, either mentally or like with your swing or anything that you've been working on?

AMANDA DOHERTY: Yeah, I mean, a little bit of everything, but the last couple weeks I've really been trying to dial my tempo in. It was just getting a little bit quick, so trying not to crush the ball and just swing easy.

It still goes really far out here, so that makes it easy in the desert.

Q. And you're Atlanta, right?

AMANDA DOHERTY: Yes.

Q. East coast. How do you adjust when you come out here to the desert?

AMANDA DOHERTY: I actually think it's really easy to come east coast to west coast. It's so much easier to get up for an early tee time. Instead of waking up at 5:00 I'm waking up at 8:00 a.m. almost. I like coming this way to play.

Q. I've heard from a couple players saying just how visually daunting this course can be. How do you adjust to that, and anything else about this course that you just enjoyed?

AMANDA DOHERTY: Yeah, I think just picking smart lines off the tee and kind of smart lines into the green, because the greens are firm, so just pick your landing spot and go with that.

And then the greens are in great shape so it's really nice. They're quick and really smooth.

Q. You mentioned having a morning tee time today. How do you adjust for tomorrow's afternoon tee time, kind of switch?

AMANDA DOHERTY: Yeah, just try not get bored between now and then really. Try to sleep in if I can tomorrow and find something to do this afternoon.