JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP

April 17, 2025

Jin Young Ko

Quick Quotes

Q. Here alongside Jin Young Ko. Early bogey in the round but a nice bounce back. Six birdies to go out and shoot 67. How would you describe the round today?

JIN YOUNG KO: I don't know, I mean, it's been a while working with Dean Herden. I mean, was like when I was a rookie 2018 and I was working with him like over three years, like '16 to '18, and then I had like something happen and then like after Vegas and I call to Dean and can you work with me.

And then he say yes and he was in Phuket and he came to like America and been working together. We were so happy to like standing on the golf course and we are talking each other too much and we laughing all the time.

So I feel like I'm back with Dean, so I'm really appreciate to Dean.

Overall I played really solid but it's only the beginning, the round, so I have three more to go well, I will focus again for tomorrow for sure and we'll see.

Q. What's the big adjustment with having someone new on your bag?

JIN YOUNG KO: It's so hard to say but he knew me very well because we like -- when he was in Korea and then he met many time with my parents and then he came to my house many times and we had lunch or dinner like thousand time I think.

So, yeah, I feel very comfortable with Dean. When I'm standing with him I will say I think I look smaller, so it's so cool.