WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

June 27, 2024

Eline Marie Madsen

Quick Quotes

Q. So a great run this afternoon. You knocked out the favourite and the world No. 1. How pleased are you with that?

ELINE MARIE MADSEN: Yeah, I'm a little overwhelmed, I think. It was tough out there. So, yeah, but the same conditions to both of us.

Q. You obviously played really well to beat her.

ELINE MARIE MADSEN: I think we both struggled a bit. I think one of the best thing in my game was being straight from the tee. So that helped a lot. But we both had some bad holes.

Q. I saw the match around 10, 11, 12. The weather was just crazy.

ELINE MARIE MADSEN: Yeah.

Q. How hard was it to play an opponent like that but also handle the conditions?

ELINE MARIE MADSEN: I don't think I've ever played in weather so bad. But it was fun. Like, a great challenge. I think I just tried to stay calm and like tried to ignore the bad conditions. Yeah, just play my game.

Q. I noticed you just tried to keep the ball in play, really. Was that ultimately the key, to try to keep it in the fairway and hit greens?

ELINE MARIE MADSEN: Definitely.

Q. Is this the farthest you've been in the championship?

ELINE MARIE MADSEN: I've actually never played the championship before. So it's my first time. I'm very excited and it's amazing to play on TV, and I have to tell my friends and family back home to go and watch.

Q. Coming in, did you have expectations of going this far?

ELINE MARIE MADSEN: I've actually -- I've played pretty good, like before this tournament. So I had big expectations but I also tried to keep my expectations low and just focus on every shot.