DIO IMPLANT LA OPEN

April 1, 2023

Atthaya Thitikul

Palos Verdes Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Atthaya Thitikul after her third round here at the DIO Implant LA Open. Take us through some of the most memorable shots of your round today. I saw you had a nice eagle there early in the day. What were some of those?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah, I mean, I think it's on about 6, right par-5? I hit bad second shots -- yeah, 7. Yeah, 7. I hit a not a good second shot on -- like going to the greens but I had like just -- I shape shot like around the greens.

I didn't not it's going to go in, but like I just, you know, hit the perfect spot then just rolling and get in and just like, oh, wow.

Q. And another really close shot here on 18 to finish your round with a birdie. How important was it for you to just go low today or try and go low today on moving day?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Yeah, it's definitely feel more confidence and also like more comfortable to play the course. I think everyone likes to see the low score every day that we can, and I think it's just a good sign that get your momentum going for Sunday.

Q. What has been some of the biggest challenges out here for you this week on this course?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I think the wind. It's the -- you know, like it's the (indiscernible) as well, and then also the greens, it's a little bumpy.

So just be patient on the greens.

And then on the afternoon, you know, like we going to play in afternoon, so the wind is kind of really strong, and then also like the back nine, 11, 12, 13 wasn't easy at all, so had to be patient, you know, on 11 to 13.

Q. With one more day to play, sitting a few shots back, but not terrible, what's sort of the game plan? Are you going to feel like you're going to be more aggressive or is course management more important out here? What's the game plan?

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: I think I might feel better the condition-wise tomorrow first, because today -- we so lucky today it's so sunny and then the sun came out.

Hopefully tomorrow going to be fine, but like I said, the wind is so strong in the afternoon, so we had to be aggressive sometimes and just be on the (indiscernible) more sometime, yep.

Q. Last question. Show us some of the fan gifts you got today.

ATTHAYA THITIKUL: Oh yeah. Yeah, just a little rabbit. Pink one. I just about to find some -- my (indiscernible) to travel with me, so I got my new buddy already. Thank you to the little girls who came up to me and then like just, hey, for you. Thank you. She was just coming and then walking with me all 18, so that's nice. So cute.