RIVIERA MAYA OPEN

May 24, 2025

Haeji Kang

El Camaleón Golf Course

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Haeji Kang after her third round here at the Mayakoba. Figure finish for you there. Just talk me through the last two holes.

HAEJI KANG: So last two holes I made a birdie an 17, I didn't really go for the green but I just had a safer just layup.

And then hit a closer wedge shot into the green and then made a putt. On the last hole I chipped it in to finish with an eagle, which was very exciting. I had an eagle finish on first day, so it's my second eagle of the week.

Q. Nice. Did you chip in on the first day, too?

HAEJI KANG: No, I putted in, yeah.

Q. And 3-under round today overall, right?

HAEJI KANG: Uh-huh.

Q. 3-under round moves you quite a ways up the leaderboard. Is this course super difficult out here? Tell me how the course has been place this week.

HAEJI KANG: It's definitely been windy because it's right by the water. There are many holes that you have to hit a good tee shot and then it'll give a good chance to hit it close, because it's not that long of a course.

So here and there you have a good opportunity, and of course par-5s are reachable so you'll get a good chance getting eagle or birdie.

Q. What were the key parts of your game today that led to the good round? Putting? Approach?

HAEJI KANG: I think overall it was putting.

Q. Yeah.

HAEJI KANG: Yeah, I made some good putts so I think that really affected the score.

Q. Yeah. What is the key to putting out here?

HAEJI KANG: To be honest, the greens are little slow, so you got to definitely know the speed to be able to be aggressive.

So, yeah.

Q. Looking to tomorrow, just a few shots back of the leader, what sort of round it going to take tomorrow to maybe end with a win out here?

HAEJI KANG: I think definitely the weather. Like you have to drink. You have to stay hydrated to not lose the focus. I think I've done it really nicely the last three days. So I think I'm going to keep doing that and continue what I'm doing.