BLACK DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP

May 2, 2025

Soo Bin Joo

Black Desert Resort

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Soo Bin after her second round at the time Black Desert Championship presented by Greater Zion. Very busy scorecard for you. Take us through the round.

SOO BIN JOO: Yeah, I think it's my first time like playing good, like, you know, leading the tournament. And then that make me like really nervous, but I think I took that as my privilege and I was pretty locked in it for the past 36.

I'm really proud of myself.

Q. 14 birdies over the first two rounds. What's maybe been the keys to success, getting yourself in birdie situations?

SOO BIN JOO: I think this golf course is really like you need to play really accurate shots a lot. I think I was talking to my caddie, with my caddie, Dave a lot and trying to be smart on the golf course. I think that clicked, yeah.

Q. We've heard a lot of players say it's all about trusting the caddie. How much of a help has Dave been, especially in a tournament and course we have never really seen before?

SOO BIN JOO: Like he's doing everything to be honest. I'm having a great time with him. He's been caddieing for my -- so I'm 20 now and he's been caddieing over 20 years. I'm relying on him a lot and that's working, yeah.

Q. I know when you first got out here it was kind of a rough start. Had some injury and were dealing with some things. When you fought back to get in this position, how proud are you of yourself and your resilience?

SOO BIN JOO: Oh, yeah, it's a lot. There was like bunch of ups and downs and then I really focused on my process, like just, you know, just doing one by one, step by step.

Yeah. I think that's working out, yeah.

Q. This golf course, we talk a lot about the tee shots. The greens are really undulating. How have you found the greens this week?

SOO BIN JOO: I think it's not that firm as I thought, and I think that's why I could like keep some greens on regulations.

Yeah, I mean, the course is pretty short so the pins needs to be like on the hardest locations I guess to make it even out.

I think, yeah, it's pretty tough on the green, yeah.

Q. Your putting, how key has that been to your success so far?

SOO BIN JOO: Oh, actually I switched my putter this week, like this Monday. That's working really well, yeah.

Q. What do you go from and what -- what did you have before you switched?

SOO BIN JOO: I had my Callaway putter and I'm using the Callaway Zero Torque that Mary just brought out it to me this week. Shout out to Mary. And then Callaway Zero Torque is working out I think.

Q. What were you looking for? Different feel or look?

SOO BIN JOO: So I think before just like starting this week, I think I was just like thinking too much about my stroke. I heard Zero Torque can really like make it like pretty simple with my stroke, so I think that's why I chose Zero Torque.

Q. Really strong start. How do you build and get ready for the weekend here?

SOO BIN JOO: I'm going to go to straight to my room. Pretty tired right now. My leg started cramping up on 18 to be honest. It's my first time being on the lead.

And then I had fun a lot, but I think I'm going to get some good rest and clear my mind and just get ready for the weekend.