LPGA Q-SERIES

December 7, 2022

Katherine Perry-Hamski

Magnolia Grove

Quick Quotes

KATHERINE PERRY-HAMSKI: Well, I think just like everyone, it's a little bit of a stressful time. I'm really glad my mom is here this week with our son and it's kind of been relaxing, because you get off the course and it's focused on him and not myself and golf and anxiety with all of it.

So it's nice to kind of separate that a bit. That's about it.

Q. What was the mindset coming back here? I know it's not really a place any player really wants to be, but been here, done that, played on tour, you're fine kind of thing?

KATHERINE PERRY-HAMSKI: Definitely. The first week, Q-II, that one was hard for me mentally to wrap my head around. Just kind of felt like I was failing being back there, so to make it through that, kind of built a little more confidence and just got to trust my game and all the prep work that has gone into it that I can get my status back.

Q. Well, and it's looked different for you. You've got to give yourself some grace in a different way, being a mom and be out on tour. It's a challenge. What has that been like trying to deal with the challenge? Obviously it's a joy to be a parent, but also a challenge to be a pro golfer and a mom.

KATHERINE PERRY-HAMSKI: It definitely is. I think what's been hardest for me and I expected to bounce back really quickly and it's taken a long time to get distance back. Still working on getting strength back and things like that.

And, yeah, it's just been a journey and a frustrating one and I want to be better than I am right now, so I'm just going to keep working and hopefully it'll come back.

Q. What's the mindset heading into this week? Like you said, it's kind of stressful but you've been here, you can trust yourself, you know you got the game.

KATHERINE PERRY-HAMSKI: Definitely, I think just trusting in my shots. I think Kevin has a really good game plan with the greens and things like that and he has a lot of areas circled where you need to miss, where you need to hit.

So I think we got a great plan going in, good preparation, and just kind of trust the shots.

Q. And just finally, what do you think about Highland Oaks? Obviously talking about prepping for one golf course is a little different than for two. What do you think about this golf course?

KATHERINE PERRY-HAMSKI: I think's a really fun course. It's a good test of golf. Last week was a little more plain -- you don't need to put that in there -- but this course you got to play for different areas so you need to think smart throughout the whole thing.

I enjoy that kind of golf.

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