MEIJER LPGA CLASSIC

June 14, 2025

Sofia Garcia

Blythefield Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Sofia Garcia after her third round at the Meijer LPGA Classic. Another good round today. Can you just talk about it from your perspective?

SOFIA GARCIA: I think a lot of thing were going on on the round. Mostly positive. Actually, overall definitely a lot of things were working today.

I think I was playing a little bit on autopilot the first nine holes. Took advantage of the opportunities and make birdies and eagles.

Got a little more complicated on the back. Obviously it's a little bit firmer, so I felt like right in the middle of the back nine I lost a little bit of the speed. I didn't have many long putts and then I had kind of have them back-to-back and I was leaving a little bit short.

So got a little bit complicated. Hit in the water on 14 and that kind of got complicated. I'm happy I was able to get it back together. Made a really good chip out on 16. Was able to have a good finish. Finally par 17, which I was happy about. I'm in a good position going up tomorrow.

Q. Absolutely. What was your mentality going into today's round? You said you were on autopilot. You had an eagle on the fourth hole and several birdies. Was that your mentality going out?

SOFIA GARCIA: Yeah, I mean, there is a lot of modes that one gets. You never know what version of yourself is gonna come. The beginning for sure everything was bouncing right, I was reading the putts directly, and I think I drive very well.

I don't think I made a bad decision today. Maybe could have done things better, but I don't think I made a bad decision, which is good.

So I felt like I took advantage of that momentum. When kind of got killed in the middle I was able to get it back together and was able to have a really good round.

Q. And what were you thinking during that three-hole stretch? You hit it in the water. What helped you not slip and completely lose it? You said you par'd 17; birdied 18 to finish strong.

SOFIA GARCIA: I think during the moment I realize that the problem wasn't really big. I mean, I'm still hitting the ball well. Obviously was harder to get it closer just because the wind was swirling in one way of the other. Seemed like it was going against, but it was helping. You weren't quite sure. So I wasn't leaving the putts close enough but wasn't hitting bad shots.

So I think it was just a little bit of being off base, and wasn't able to make the putt coming back. So it wasn't like it was a big problem. It was just keep doing what you're doing, and obviously making a good putt on 16 that kind of helped the confidence a little bit.

Q. Talk a little bit, I mean, we were talking yesterday you were really aware you hadn't made a cut here and in the past couple events, and now competing for the title here. Talk about that mindset shift. Could be anyone's week and you really maximizing the opportunity here.

SOFIA GARCIA: Well, golf can go anywhere really. Sometime it's just little things. My coach sometimes say the ball just sometimes bounce your way. I'm happy that you go from trying to just make it to the weekend and then you're in contention.

I think overall, if I look back year after year you obviously have those weeks that you're hitting the ball well and things are going your way and you're trying to maximize those moments. Obviously the tournament is not over, but I feel like I'm in a better position than I was last year and the year before whenever that happened.

Tomorrow I don't know what version of me is going to come, but for sure I'm going go out and fight as hard as I can to get the best score tomorrow.