BLUE BAY LPGA

March 8, 2024

Narin An

Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course

Press Conference

Q. First question from me: You tied the 18 hole scoring record today. What went really well with your game today and especially on the birdies you had?

NARIN AN: Especially shot and putt was really good today, so I had a lot of birdies on the course.

Q. It was a very different round today compared to yesterday. You had that five-hole birdie streak. What were you thinking about while you were making those birdies?

NARIN AN: I think some (indiscernible) was came into me, so at the time I was like just miss shot, going to be so close to the hole. So I made the birdie, five straight at the time, yeah.

Q. Were those birdies close shots to the hole or long putts? Did you make long putts or hit it really close?

NARIN AN: It's good 50/50, yeah.

Q. Nice. One last question: You also played well the last two days of the Honda LPGA Thailand. What have you been working on since then? That was about two weeks ago.

NARIN AN: Especially with the shot first of all, because my shot was missed a lot before like Honda, so I want to try to like fix it.

So I work with coach like for fix, yeah.

Q. (Regarding preparation for the final two rounds.)

NARIN AN: I just try to same as today, like after two rounds, so, yeah.

Q. 2022 was your rookie year on the LPGA. (Regarding playing in Japan/Korea.)

NARIN AN: What does it mean?

Q. How have you adjusted to playing on the LPGA Tour compared to playing on the KLPGA?

NARIN AN: So you mean like...

Q. Playing with other players at different tournaments before, like Japan.

NARIN AN: Just it's about the same, because Korea has a lot of good players and here is also good players a lot, so just I think a lot the same.

Q. I think what the journalist is asking, what was your plan, because you played the Japan tour before...

NARIN AN: No. I played KLPGA. Yeah, I'm Korean so I played KLPGA.

Q. You got your experience for the LPGA. Any suggestion for the young junior player? You played in the LPGA Q-Series and you were the medalist. Any recommendations you have for players also going to play in the LPGA Q-Series?

NARIN AN: It's tough, but it's like so exciting like playing all around the world, so I think it's really good for like experience.

Q. Today is a very special day, International Women's Day. Any special meaning to you being a leader now?

NARIN AN: Special?

Q. Meaningful for you in the very first place on the leaderboard. Is there anything special...

NARIN AN: Not much.

Q. Any family, females you...

NARIN AN: My mom.

Q. Would you like to introduce yourself a bit more to know you more from when you start to play golf, turn to pro, coming into LPGA also?

NARIN AN: I started golf when I was 13, middle school. Yeah.

And I turned pro in Korea 2014, I think. Yeah.

Then I played until 2021, I played in KLPGA and then after that I had Q-Series and went on here, so I had like a good score so I am playing in LPGA right now.

Q. So this is your very first time to the Blue Bay Golf Course. Any big challenge for your first year?

NARIN AN: Yeah, it's first time.

Q. Any challenge?

NARIN AN: Maybe food. Like I didn't try not much like Chinese food.

Q. It's a challenge for you?

NARIN AN: Yeah.

Q. Did the winds affect you today?

NARIN AN: Yeah, a little bit, yeah.

Q. Did they come really stronger toward the end of your round?

NARIN AN: At the end, yeah. Yeah. Quite a bit.