THE CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP

April 20, 2023

Chella Choi

The Club at Carlton Woods

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Chella Choi after her first round at The Chevron Championship. You had a hard day with rain and darkness. Can you just sort of take us through the whole day.

CHELLA CHOI: I can't believe I finished strong. Starting No. 10, it was very dark, so I think like it's very tough to finish, but I finished. Got it, I made it.

Q. And you played well, too, like on -- you started on 10, right, and so you were finishing on the front nine, and you still played really well, had some good birdies. How did you do that?

CHELLA CHOI: I don't know, I just focused on my ball, just shot and shot, and it's very tough golf course here, like very long course, par-4, No. 1, and No. 2, and every hole is very hard to me. I just tried to focus for my game, and I made a really good putt today, so it was good.

Q. Do you like playing on hard golf courses?

CHELLA CHOI: Good question. It's not, but today it's yes.

Q. It being a major, how are you feeling? Are you feeling confident coming into the first major? Are you excited to be at a major? Tell us about that.

CHELLA CHOI: I was very excited before last two weeks was very practice hard and I'm very excited, ready for first major. But then I come here for practice round after that, like I feel very down, because very tough golf course. First couple holes is very tough. I was very nervous, but my father and my husband and my sister and all my coaches tell me you can do it, you can be patient and you can play good, so I played really well today.

Q. What are you looking forward to tomorrow?

CHELLA CHOI: It's very tough course. I just made every hole par, and if I have a chance, I trying to make it.