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SIME DARBY LPGA MALAYSIAOctober 10, 2014Ayako UeharaKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA Q.  Low round of the day today. You have to feel pretty good, pretty happy about your round. Tell us about it. AYAKO UEHARA: My putting was so good. I made many birdies and I had a chip‑in, too. So (indiscernible) round today. Q. Is there any particular hole you felt, I feel really good? A hole that got you started for the rest of the day? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah. Q. Which hole? AYAKO UEHARA: Which hole? Q. Which hole made you know that you were going to play well today? AYAKO UEHARA: (No response.) Q. You like the weather today, the hot weather? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah, I like hot weather because I'm from Okinawa, so like similar. Q. Today is slightly hotter than yesterday. Do you think that made you play better? AYAKO UEHARA: Think today I'm like first group, 7:44, so I think better. Q. You like the earlier? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah, yeah. Q. You like to play early? AYAKO UEHARA: Yes. Q. Your last tournament Yokohama and Alabama, you finished just outside of the top 10. Do you feel good overall about your game now? AYAKO UEHARA: Yes, but first round I didn't made a birdies. I had many chances, but I didn't. But today I made many‑‑ not all‑‑ but many time. Yeah, most of time, yeah. That's why (indiscernible.) Q. Your rookie year was last year; is that correct? AYAKO UEHARA: Yes. Q. How do you find it on tour, the LPGA? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah, we go like many countries. I like travel and I want to many like countries culture, so I enjoy so much. Q. Is this your first time in Malaysia? AYAKO UEHARA: Yes. Not first time, but (indiscernible) first time. Q. Your performance since last year, are you happy with it so far? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah. Beginning this year I start like a little bit fixing putting, and then I think now a little bit getting better right now. Q. Did you expect today to get this result, 63? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah, yeah. Q. Very confident? AYAKO UEHARA: Yes. Q. Feel good, right? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah. Q. Did you change your putting in the off‑season? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah. Off‑season and beginning this year. Q. Do you think your first win is coming on tour? AYAKO UEHARA: I have two more days and I have to more like aggressive shot and putt. So I have a chance, so I want to keep going. Q. Side question: You are a bit of an environmentalist. What are the changes that you've made in your lifestyle or while on tour? AYAKO UEHARA: Like my hobby? Q. Like your hobby, yeah. AYAKO UEHARA: Yes, I do. Like I want to like‑‑ I don't know what's called. Too hard to explain. Q. You can tell in Japanese? AYAKO UEHARA: (In Japanese.) Q.You are the only Japanese player now? AYAKO UEHARA: Two. Q. Do you have any personal goals for this season or next season for you to achieve on tour? AYAKO UEHARA: Yes. I'm really short hitter, so I need more distance. Yeah. Q. Distance? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah, right now. Q. Last thing: What did you change about your putting? AYAKO UEHARA: My stroke. Q. The stroke, yeah? AYAKO UEHARA: Yeah. Before my stroke is a little bit funny, not consistent, so that's why I changed. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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