LPGA Q-SERIES

December 2, 2021

Peiyun Chien

Magnolia Grove

Quick Quotes

Q. It was a great round. You don't want to end with a bogey, but still a good round?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Uh-huh. I'm here already two weeks.

Q. Okay.

PEIYUN CHIEN: To getting ready and played local, you know, the tournaments and I bring my caddie here. He's from Taiwan. We won the Taiwan Hitachi Open in January, so that's a pretty big tournament in Taiwan.

Q. Okay.

PEIYUN CHIEN: So I feel like we -- our communication is pretty good. So I always have a problem with caddie, so maybe my language is a little bit problem to me, and I feel it's very important this two weeks, so I hope he can come and help me.

Q. So he caddied for you when you won that event?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yes.

Q. What's his name?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Lee.

Q. Lee? L-e-e?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yes.

Q. We can do that. I heard about this little tour for the previous two weeks. How many tournaments did you play in?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Just two.

Q. Okay. Both here or at the other course as well?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yeah, here and next week's course.

Q. Okay. Do you think all of that extra time really helped you be prepared?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yes, because when you play professional you need tournament feeling before the real tournament.

Q. Uh-huh.

PEIYUN CHIEN: So I think that's really good for practice, and I can know which part I need to work hard. Especially the green a very tough to read here.

Q. I've heard that. A lot of people talking about bermuda grass and how tough it is.

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yes, so hard.

Q. What makes it hard?

PEIYUN CHIEN: I know the secret but I won't tell you.

Q. Not giving away your secrets, huh?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yes. Actually, the grain is follow the hill.

Q. Okay.

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yeah, uphill and downhill, so the green is not very stable, the speed is so hard to control, so everything is speed in these green.

Q. Well, you came out early and had a great round today; put yourself in good position. But there is still seven rounds to go.

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yes.

Q. How do you, especially since you've been here for two weeks, how are you keeping yourself physically ready and mentally for this challenge?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Actually, I'm a little nervous this morning. I even forget my belt.

So I think in the Q-Series bogey's okay because you have many birdies, can come back, but you can have a big number in your score. That's most important.

And here and next week the green is pretty soft, so whatever you play, it will stop, so you got to trust your shot. Every shot, comit the shot, and trust is very important before you play.

Q. How do you feel your game is coming into this week? You played well on Symetra this year. You had a win. How do you feel the state of your game is coming into Q-Series?

PEIYUN CHIEN: I feel I finally find how do I keep stable with my swing, so what do I need to keep -- you know, I always want to change a lot of things in the tournament season, so I finally, you know, already five years, Symetra first year and three years LPGA, finally find the way I should be.

Q. Oh, good.

PEIYUN CHIEN: It's so hard.

Q. Uh-huh. So you're feeling happy with yourself then?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yes.

Q. Good. I like to hear that. You should be happy you're here, right?

PEIYUN CHIEN: Yes.

Q. You're competing.

PEIYUN CHIEN: I lost my LPGA card, it's okay because I feel I'm not ready. I always learning.

And in Taiwan I don't have good swing, so I come here to change my swing. It's big change. Yes, pretty hard.

Q. I'm glad to see it coming together for you. Hopefully you get a couple more good rounds.

PEIYUN CHIEN: I will work hard.

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