BLACK DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP

May 2, 2025

Haeran Ryu

Black Desert Resort

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Haeran after her second round of the blind pass championship. Still the leader after today's round. What does that feel like to continue your lead?

HAERAN RYU: Yeah, yesterday was perfect, yeah, because I hit 9-under par yesterday. But today was start little tough than yesterday, but I just keeping wait for the first birdie.

So I make some -- yeah, that chip is so hard but I did it and I make some eagle again.

So, yeah, I just keep waiting. That's good for today.

Q. And you started on 1 and had a bogey on the third hole there.

HAERAN RYU: Uh-huh.

Q. What were you thinking about with that?

HAERAN RYU: Yeah, on the -- I think that hole's pin position was so hard for make some birdies, so I just want to make some par there.

But my tee shot is going to left and that lie is so incredible, so I don't make some two putts finish, but that's the first bogey for this week. I just want to more comfortable for my shot, yeah.

But that bogey is not makes me mad, so that's good for the finish today.

Q. And can you talk a little bit about the eagle as well? What was kind of your thought process on that hole? Did you hit your driver there?

HAERAN RYU: Yeah, I hit driver and yesterday I make some par there because my driver going to right and then inside the bunker. So I just laying up and just pretty good birdie chance, but I miss it.

But today afternoon playing was the distance so far, and I just want to hit it straight at the fairway and then I think I make some on the green on my second shot.

So yeah, I did it, so that second shot distance was 210 meters, then little help wind there. My hybrid is a little shorter than that distance but it's little helping and maybe in desert make some more distance, so I just trust that and make some incredible shot on there.

Yeah, make some eagle there. That's good for that.

Q. Yeah, and when we're watching on TV the slopes of the greens seem really drastic and crazy. How are you managing some of that?

HAERAN RYU: Yeah, always in the morning I check on my yardage book for the pin positions, so I just remind for today.

Always I'm thinking for where is the good position for the birdie chance. So that's a good to make some good score for every days.

Q. And do you have any thoughts on heading into the weekend as the leader?

HAERAN RYU: Yeah, I think this weekend a little bit more windy than first and second round, so I just want to keep keeping on the fairway and keeping on the green, and I just make some more birdies, more easy golf on the weekend.