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HUGEL-JTBC LA OPENApril 20, 2018Eun Hee JiLos Angeles, California Q. Awesome play out there. Can you tell us about your round today? EUN HEE JI: I hit it really good today. Actually I made a lot of putts. There's a lot of tricky holes, and I played like safe -- some holes safe play and some holes really straight. Yeah, that's why I played well. Q. During the practice round, did you feel like -- did your round today change at all, or was it pretty -- the course conditions pretty much the same? EUN HEE JI: Oh, when I practice round, green was a little slower than now. The greens are really fast right now, so I have to get it -- for the downhill, I have to be really careful about it, yeah. That's the hard part. Q. Your win at Kia Classic, did that give you motivation for the season? EUN HEE JI: Pretty much. From last year end of the season, yeah, pretty much I get more confidence. Yeah, that helped a lot. Q. Have you gotten your cars yet? EUN HEE JI: Not yet, not yet. I will soon. Q. Any plans to go driving or -- EUN HEE JI: Oh, yeah, I get a car, I will drive right after. Q. What's it like being in Korea town or so close to Korea town? Is it pretty comfortable? EUN HEE JI: Yeah, pretty much. It's not like usual in America, so I go a lot of Korean food. I actually eat a lot of food this week. Q. It's probably helped you this week? EUN HEE JI: Yeah. Q. Can you talk a little bit about the food? What meal has been your favorite so far? EUN HEE JI: Actually I like everything, but meat. I'm a meat person, so I eat meat every day. I'm trying to eat veggies more. Q. The Korean beef is very different? EUN HEE JI: Oh, yes. Yeah, there is a lot of spicy food, but I'm not a fan with the spicy, but I can handle it. Q. When you travel, do you bring a lot of Korean food with you or Korean snacks or anything like that? EUN HEE JI: Yeah, a little bit. I have always kong noodle and just little snacks. Q. Anything like -- do you like sweet or salty? EUN HEE JI: I used to like sweet things but not anymore. I'm trying to get away from that. Q. A little more healthy stuff? EUN HEE JI: Yes. Q. I know a lot of people have been asking me why your nickname is Mickey. EUN HEE JI: Why? One of my friends in Korea, she gave me that nickname. She said when I'm smiling, I look like Mickey Mouse. That's why. Q. So do you have a lot of Mickey items? EUN HEE JI: Yes, my fans give to me a lot of stuff for gift. Yeah, in Korea, in my house, I have a lot of things. Q. What's it like knowing that you have so many fans in Korea that come and follow you here? How has that supported you? EUN HEE JI: In Korea, they know me pretty much, everyone. But out here, someone does know me, and if someone follows me for cheering me, it helps a lot. Yeah, I get more happy about it, yeah. Q. I mean, it helps a lot when people know who you are? EUN HEE JI: It does, yeah. Q. It's so different because you're mostly in America. EUN HEE JI: Yeah. Q. So what do you want Americans to know about you or the golf world to know about you? EUN HEE JI: That's a hard question. I don't know. Everybody says I'm pretty small, my height is pretty small, but hit it farther than what they think. That's my character maybe. I don't know. Q. So you're known as like a pretty small player, but you have a lot of power, right? EUN HEE JI: Yeah. Q. What's your training like? EUN HEE JI: Not much. Q. Just eat a lot of beef? EUN HEE JI: Eat a lot of beef, and actually when I was young, I played a lot of -- waterskied because my dad was the national team coach in Korea, so I play a lot with that. Maybe that helped my strength. Q. Waterskiing? EUN HEE JI: Yeah. I'm not playing anymore, but that helped a lot when I was young. Q. Kind of building your muscles and your athletic mind? EUN HEE JI: Yeah. Q. When you go back after a round, do you do any stretches or exercises? EUN HEE JI: Yes, sometimes I do little exercise, and with my physio I get sometimes massage for my tightness. Yeah, that's it. Q. What's the advantage that you have, being kind of smaller height but just driving with a lot of strength and power? What's the secret behind that? EUN HEE JI: Not much secret. I don't know. Q. What's the key? EUN HEE JI: Key is like my arms and my upper body moving toward, not separated. Q. Is that something you've been working on with your coach? EUN HEE JI: Yeah, that makes more powerful impact. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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