AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN'S AMATEUR

April 2, 2025

Meja Ortengren

Quick Quotes

Q. Tell us about your round today.

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: It was pretty steady. I think the course is playing a lot easier than the last couple of years. This is my fourth time.

Before, it was playing very hard on the firm greens, but this year more receptive, and I liked it.

Q. How did your previous three times here kind of help today for you to post a 4-under and tied for 2nd?

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: I think every time you play a course you get a little bit better, and I think just the experience of getting out here once again is helping me this year.

Q. Great day for Stanford, at least so far. What is it about your program that allows you guys to have success on a stage like this?

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: I think it's just that we are so many good players and everyone can have a good day. So everyone can beat anyone. I think we really like push each other to become better all the time.

Q. What's your message to Megha when you see her?

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: I haven't seen her, but just great round. I'm not like surprised, but still impressed.

Q. With that sort of talent on your team, how do you guys push each other to get better?

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: I think just like being surrounded by each other and see how hard everyone is working. We thrive in that environment, and I think we push each other every day a little bit and become better every day.

Q. What do you do now the rest of the day, and how do you prepare tomorrow in the position that you're in?

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: I'm going to have a little bit of practice now after the round, hit some balls and putt a little bit. Then go back to the hotel, do some school, schoolwork before tomorrow.

Q. Do things change for you at all in terms of expectations now with being --

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: Not really, no.

Q. -- close to the top?

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: Not really, no. It's just another day tomorrow, and I'm going to go out there and do my best, and hopefully that will transfer to a good score.

Q. Let's talk about the adjustment from obviously Sweden and then your freshman year in a United States-based collegiate program. Maybe if you could compare the national team to maybe being at Stanford.

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: I think just the comparison between the national team and Stanford as a golf team is not that big of a difference. I think there was a lot of good players back in Sweden on the national team and obviously on the Stanford team as well.

So I think just being in that environment every day now instead of just like a couple of weeks a year back in Sweden is what really has helped me the most this year.

Q. Any drastic change to your practice routine or regimen or fitness since come to go Stanford?

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: Not really. I think one of the best things is that I've had many years to like perfect my practice routine and fitness. So I think just keep on doing what I'm doing good, and hopefully that will like transform and help me in a few years.

Q. What's the vibe like between your teammates off the course this week? Are you guys staying in your own bubble, or are you kind of hanging out with each other? What's that dynamic like?

MEJA ÖRTENGREN: I think we are all like staying in our own bubble, having our coaches here from back home. It's a little bit different from being on the team and traveling together.

But still whenever we see each other, we wave or say hi and stand and talk for a while. It's great.