BLUE BAY LPGA

March 7, 2024

Ruixin Liu

Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here after the first round of the Blue Bay LPGA. You shot 6-under. Talk about your game and how it felt out there.

RUIXIN LIU: To be honest with you, I haven't touched a club in three months because I'm treating my allergies, so no expectations to start the round. Everything is just so smooth and I was so worried about my putting before the round. Actually the ball just kept rolling in, so I'm pretty happy with the result.

Q. Yeah. Do you think taking those months off helped with with relaxing, not expecting a result maybe?

RUIXIN LIU: Maybe. Because I came back too soon and I got a golfer's elbow, so I don't know about that.

Q. Anything in particular about your game that you felt comfortable with today?

RUIXIN LIU: Today I would say my short irons and my wedges are pretty good, pretty accurate.

Q. You had a streak of birdies on the back nine, 12 to 15, was it?

RUIXIN LIU: Uh-huh.

Q. Something clicking between those holes?

RUIXIN LIU: Putting. It was like four to 12 feet just kept rolling in, yeah.

Q. Have you played here before?

RUIXIN LIU: Yeah, this is my third time.

Q. Okay. How would you compare this time to the last few times you played?

RUIXIN LIU: It's been a while and my driver, distance got longer so...