THE CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP

March 31, 2022

Pajaree Anannarukarn

Mission Hills Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Pajaree Anannarukarn. Really solid start to your week here at Mission Hills; 4-under 68; clean card; no bogeys; four birdies. How are you feeling after a round like that?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: I think I feel good obviously. I been hitting it really good today off the tee as well as all the approach shots.

I gave myself a lot of birdie opportunities. I made some of them and, you know, missed some of them. But it's been a great solid round.

Q. Playing at a golf course like last week and then coming to a place like Mission Hills, how quickly were you able to make the adjustment this week?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: I mean, obviously I play nine holes on Monday and then Wednesday, so I been trying to see the green and how firm it is.

But it just been a really -- you know, obviously it's a major week. The conditions seem to be really tough.

But, yeah, I think I just probably learn a lot from those practice rounds, so I been hitting it, you know -- adjustment good.

Q. 12 of 14 fairways; 15 the 18 greens. How clutch is it to be a good ball striker at all course like Mission Hills?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: Definitely. Obviously if you leave yourself in the fairways, I think that's a good position where everybody wants to be obviously.

But, yeah, I just hit it really well today and didn't really miss a lot of fairways, so gave a lot of good angles going to the pin.

Q. What kind of confidence does a 4-under 68 give you heading into the rest of the week at the year's first major?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: Yeah, I think it's just really -- I think it's a lot of confidence obviously when you play well, but I think I just really want to focus on, again, what you can do and control out there. Try not to think ahead; as always, just enjoy the game.