PURE SILK CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY VISIT WILLIAMSBURG

May 22, 2021

Hinako Shibuno

Kingsmill River Course

Quick Quotes

Q. What a great round. Lowest round of the week. How do you feel after your low round?

HINAKO SHIBUNO: I don't feel like I played. That wasn't myself.

Q. Well, did you know on the first hole that that's what you would do today, or when did you know that you would shoot 7-under?

HINAKO SHIBUNO: I thought I was going to hit 80 on the first hole.

Q. Why? What happened on the first hole?

HINAKO SHIBUNO: Yeah, I shoot in the bunker the second shot. Yeah, I bogeyed first hole, so...

Q. Oh, well. Great round after that. So after a round like today you're still in contention for tomorrow; what's the goal for the final round?

HINAKO SHIBUNO: I want to go back with smiling. Yep, I want to leave here with smiling on my face. That's my goal for the week.

Q. Every week?

HINAKO SHIBUNO: Every week. Yeah, that's true.

Q. So what are you going to do tonight to relax? Are you going to work on any part of your game, or are you just going to head into tomorrow without, you know, just practicing?

HINAKO SHIBUNO: I'm going to practice some and I'm going to the ice cream store.

Q. Favorite flavor?

HINAKO SHIBUNO: And the Chik-fil-A to get my chicken strips.

Q. Wait. This is a story. What is your favorite ice cream flavor and what do you get at Chik-fil-A?

HINAKO SHIBUNO: I like matcha, green tee, but there is no green tee here. Vanilla, so normal.

Q. Yeah. Okay, you have to try the ice cream at Chik-fil-A. So good. Try it. Try it, and if you like it, you have to draw me ice cream on a ball.

HINAKO SHIBUNO: (Laughing.)

Q. If you like it. Okay. Last question is just after a round like that, how nice is it as a professional golfer to have a round where you can enjoy so much?

HINAKO SHIBUNO: I'm very happy and my goal is competing here, in LPGA, so...

Just one day doesn't make anything, so, yeah, I have to keep doing. This is a stage of my dreams so, yeah, I want to just gain a lot more skills and everything and be ready for the LPGA.