BANK OF HOPE LPGA MATCH-PLAY

May 27, 2023

Albane Valenzuela

Shadow Creek

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Albane Valenzuela. Albane, I know we have a quick turnaround, 1:10 quarterfinals match. To take Anna Nordqvist to 18 holes, how are you feeling stepping off the course?

ALBANE VALENZUELA: Yeah, a little bit of an adrenaline rush definitely towards the end, but really happy with this win.

I felt like I played really solid. Missed, you know, kind of an opportunity on 9 to kind of go I believe 4-up, 2- or 3-up, I don't know. I can't remember.

But overall I played really solid. That chip-in on 17 was really huge and gave me a lot of momentum going into the last one to just close the match.

Q. I think Europe and the LPGA Tour have seen both of you play match play, especially Anna in her Solheim Cup career. Was there anything you thought of going into this match?

ALBANE VALENZUELA: I knew she was going to grind and make my life really tough. I mean, she's one hell of a competitor. Even the putts she made today were always so clutch. I knew it was going to be really tough.

I'm staying with Carlota this week and she was like, man, Anna is a tough cookie out there. She's such a great champion. I've always looked up to her. It just feels great to get a point to one of your role models.

Q. To take what you just did and conserve the energy over the next hour, what is it, lunch, hitting any balls?

ALBANE VALENZUELA: Just going to eat a little bit. Probably see the physio and just keep it rolling.