WOMEN'S AMATEUR ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP

November 9, 2021

Avani Prashanth

Quick Quotes

Q. You must be really excited. Your first WAAP, the biggest tournament in the region. Just tell us what you are feeling right now.

AVANI PRASHANTH: I'm super excited to play this week and not through this being a European tournament, an APGC championship. It's so great to play this course. It's in such great condition, and I can't wait to play this week.

Q. Tell us something about your game right now. You've played a lot of tournaments in India, including a professional event just two weeks before. Can you tell us something about your form right now.

AVANI PRASHANTH: I think I've been playing really well in the past maybe four weeks, and my scoring's really improved. So I'm super excited to play because I've consistently seen myself shoot really low scores. So I can't wait to play tomorrow.

Q. A very interesting conversation that I had with your dad, he and you felt that you were losing out about 15, 20 -- you're a long hitter of the ball, but you felt like you were losing out about 15, 20 yards off the tee. Can you tell us what happened and what is the remedy that you find for that?

AVANI PRASHANTH: I think what was happening was that I'm hanging back because of my shoes. The spikes are really sharp, so I am not able to finish. That's an excuse for me to buy new shoes. I think that's what's making me lose a bit of distance because I'm not able to finish properly.

Q. I've seen you hit your shots, and you use the ground a lot.

AVANI PRASHANTH: That's why I go through spikes really quickly, and they wear out within two months easily. Because of my jumping off the ground to get that speed and power, I'm not able to go through because my leg keeps getting stuck. That's why I'm losing out on that bit of distance.

Q. Will it be a new ballgame for you tomorrow then when you get your new spikes and your new shoes?

AVANI PRASHANTH: Yes, I think so.

Q. Or will you be able to adjust it?

AVANI PRASHANTH: I think I'll be able to adjust it because we're going to go hit in the evening, so it should be okay.