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AIG WOMEN’S BRITISH OPENAugust 2, 2019Hinako ShibunoMilton Keynes, United Kingdom Q. Does he (father) play golf? HINAKO SHIBUNO: No, not at all. Q. What age did you start? HINAKO SHIBUNO: 8. Q. When were you off zero, scratch? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Junior high, high, maybe. Maybe around 15, 16. Q. This is your first time playing golf outside of Japan? HINAKO SHIBUNO: As a tournament, yes. Q. What were your expectations coming into this week and how are you finding the course? HINAKO SHIBUNO: I thought the British Open was a links golf course. I knew, but my image was everything links. Q. What were your expectations of how you might play? HINAKO SHIBUNO: I just wanted to make the cut. That's all. Q. How do you think you'll handle the stage of major weekend, potentially leading by yourself? HINAKO SHIBUNO: A little nervous. I want to go to double digits, at least 10-under. Q. What made you smile most today? HINAKO SHIBUNO: They call me Smile Cinderella. I'm always smiling. Q. Is that your nickname? Do you like it? Why are you saying no? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Always makes me laugh. Q. What hybrid did you hit out of the bunker on 11? HINAKO SHIBUNO: 5-hybrid. Q. Are you double-jointed in one of your arms? Does that make sense? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Yeah. Q. Does this help your golf game? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Nothing. (Laughter). Q. Is your coach on the bag? What's his name? HINAKO SHIBUNO: His name is Aoki. Q. Any relation? HINAKO SHIBUNO: No. Q. And how does he most help you? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Relaxed. Q. What's your best shot? Are you best with driver? With putter? HINAKO SHIBUNO: 5-wood. I like 5. Q. Have you found a Japanese restaurant here, or are you eating local food? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Korean barbeque once. I went to a seafood restaurant, British seafood restaurant, and Italian. Q. Are you enjoying England? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Yeah. Q. What do you like about England that's different compared to Japan? HINAKO SHIBUNO: I went to London. Q. You did sightseeing? What did you see? HINAKO SHIBUNO: British Museum. Egyptian mummy. Q. Anything else that you did? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Westminster. Q. Do you find toilets strange in England? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Might fall in the water -- (laughter). Q. Your hero, Japanese hero or golfer? HINAKO SHIBUNO: Lexi. Q. What do you like about Lexi? HINAKO SHIBUNO: She hits it far. Q. As your dad doesn't play, why did you start playing golf? HINAKO SHIBUNO: A friend's father is a teaching pro. It was like, you want to join. Q. It's expensive to join a golf club in Japan, isn't it? HINAKO SHIBUNO: It depends. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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