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RICOH WOMEN'S BRITISH OPENJuly 28, 2011Meena LeeCARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND THE MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, we have Meena Lee in the interview area. She scored a 7-under par 65 to be leading the championship. Congratulations. How was your round today? MEENA LEE: Thank you. I was my feel really good today, also my putting was good today, yeah. THE MODERATOR: And the course? You played in some of the worst of the weather. MEENA LEE: Today is a little bit raining but not too bad, yeah. A little bit windy but still okay. Nice weather out there, yeah. THE MODERATOR: Do you like playing links golf? MEENA LEE: Yes. Q. Can you talk about the 18th and skipping over the burn? MEENA LEE: I hit a really bad shot, but after it stepped over the bridge hopefully, but it took a really nice bounce. I got lucky. THE MODERATOR: It bounced over the burn. Q. Could you tell us a bit about yourself? Have you been to Scotland before? Just tell us something about your golf and what else you do. MEENA LEE: I'm from Korea. Q. How long have you been playing golf? MEENA LEE: 15 years old I start playing golf. Q. Did your parents play golf? MEENA LEE: My dad a little bit played golf, yeah. I was five years old and started piano, but I didn't like play the piano but I got in a fight with my dad and my dad mad and then I start play golf. Q. You didn't like the piano? MEENA LEE: Uh-huh, I didn't like the piano. Q. Did you play it well? MEENA LEE: No, not very good. The piano is sitting down and then just hands work like -- Q. You want to be outside? MEENA LEE: Yeah. Q. Were your parents upset when you stopped playing the piano? MEENA LEE: I don't know. My mom wants me to play piano, but I don't know. Q. What did she say to you? MEENA LEE: I mean, I know she wants me to play piano, but I don't know why she wants me to play piano. I don't know. She wants me to play piano. Q. What did she say then when you stopped the piano lessons? Did she encourage you with your golf? MEENA LEE: No, just happy only. Just happy. Q. Have you been to Scotland before? MEENA LEE: First time. Q. You didn't play in 2007? MEENA LEE: Yeah, I played in 2007. Yeah, second time. I like it. Q. Why do you like Scotland? MEENA LEE: What do I like? I don't know. I mean, it's a fun course because I live in Orlando, so a lot of different golf courses in the tournaments here, so that's why I like to play here. Q. So these courses are a lot different to the ones you normally -- MEENA LEE: Yes, normally play, yes. Q. So you live in Orlando. Do you live with a lot of other Korean players? MEENA LEE: Yes, a lot of -- Q. Anyone in particular that you play a lot with or are friends with? Who is your best friend? MEENA LEE: I play with sometimes Se Ri and Na Yeon and Song-Hee Kim. Q. How old are you? MEENA LEE: I'm 29. Q. How many hours did you practise the piano, and how many hours do you practise your golf a day? MEENA LEE: When I start play golf, no more play piano. Q. Did you spend three hours a day playing the piano when you played the piano or seven hours a day? MEENA LEE: Maybe two, three hours. Q. How many hours a day do you practise your golf? MEENA LEE: Every day I practise five, six hours. Q. Can we go through the birdies, the clubs. MEENA LEE: No. 1, hit the driver and 8-iron. Q. How close? MEENA LEE: Six feet. Q. Birdie on the 6th, the par-5. MEENA LEE: Driver and 5-wood and sand wedge, 56, maybe 12 feet. Q. Birdied the 7th, the par-4. MEENA LEE: Hit the driver, 8-iron again, and maybe 20 feet. Q. The 9th? MEENA LEE: Hit the driver and 4 rescue, nine feet. Q. Birdied the 11th, the par-4? MEENA LEE: Hit the driver -- no, not driver. Hit 5-wood and then 9-iron nine feet. Q. And the 14th, birdied the par-4? MEENA LEE: Hit driver and 3-wood and 56, nine feet. Q. And the 17th, par-5? MEENA LEE: 5-wood and 5-wood on the green about 45 feet, 50 feet. Q. You had no bogeys? MEENA LEE: No bogeys. Q. You've shot 7-under par today. Can you go lower yet? MEENA LEE: No. It's the best scoring this week, I think. Q. As good as it gets? MEENA LEE: Yeah. THE MODERATOR: Meena, thank you very much. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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