LPGA Q-SERIES

December 4, 2021

Atthaya Thitikul

Magnolia Grove

Quick Quotes

Q. Are you over yet lag yet? You seem to be playing pretty well.

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I mean, like I had a little bit of jet lag because like yesterday I wake up like 3:00 a.m. and today was like 5:00 a.m. so it's getting better.

Q. The right direction.

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah.

Q. It's certainly showing. 65 yesterday; 66 today. You're right up at the top the leaderboard.

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Uh-huh.

Q. How do you feel about how you're playing right now?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I mean, like had a pretty good game right now. Just like someday putt is good, someday it's not, but still fine.

But I think my game now, it's pretty good now, yeah.

Q. Tell me about your round today. A lot of birdies out there. Any highlights for you today?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Not really that much. Not really. Because I mean, like I knew that I had a good stroke for putting, but some just drop and some just not.

But like I try to give myself a lot of chance to keep rolling the balls in and see the line. And, you know, like the green here is pretty tricky.

Yeah, for today it's nice.

Q. How do these courses compare to what you've seen on the LET for the last year, at home in Thailand? People talk about the bermuda grass. It's very different.

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I can say that it's totally different in Europe, so because like there is like bent grass and like the green, the grass in the fairway, and in the rough is not the same.

But I think I get used to it here now because like we have practice before. Like in the practice round I really get used to it, and I think it's getting better.

Q. How are you managing yourself over these two weeks? I mean, you're going to make it to next week. So you've still got a lot of golf ahead of you. How are you managing to be competitive but still keeping yourself physically and mentally ready for this grind?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I mean, like everyone will say, Okay, just say relax, take it easy. Yeah, like everyone say -- I don't really, you know, like tell myself that, Oh, it's okay. You're going to get that.

I just tell myself that, Okay, just do your best out there. If you get it, it's good. If not, you have a lot chance because like you can go to Symetra Tour, you can go anywhere you want.

Yeah, just do my best out there and then, you know, it's just like last two week of my year. I just want to like keep positive to ending my season.

Q. Ending an incredible season. You're 18th in the world; won the Race to the Costa Del Sol. What has the last year been like? You played so well at Evian, played well at majors. What's the last year been like for you?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: It's really, really great. It's really amazing. I don't know how the word can describe it because like I not even imagine and don't even like belive that gonna be like this before. You know, the hard work pay off, but it's some work that you have to go and improve.

Q. Uh-huh. Then what do you want to improve?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Well, that's a lot for sure. That's a lot, because like in the higher level you have to be like more aggressive, you have to be more shots in play, and then obviously, yes, for me it's like for the short game.

Q. Short game, that's what you're working on really?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah.

Q. Cool. What's the game plan going into tomorrow then? One last round here in Mobile.

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Like I said, here the green is pretty tricky. I don't know we are playing the Crossing tomorrow or not.

Q. Yes. You'll play the other course.

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I played the first day. I stuck a bit with my putter, and hopefully tomorrow I can get it better. Yeah, just give myself a lot of chance to be the safe zone and just keep rolling the putt, be patient.