DOW CHAMPIONSHIP

June 27, 2025

Yahui Zhang

Yan Liu

Midland Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Joining me today are Yahui and Yan at the Dow Championship. Can you talk us through any highlights of your round today?

YAHUI ZHANG: So today, the first hole she got a birdie -- although we start at the back nine. We only played three birdies on the back nine, but she had -- at the first hole, she got one birdie.

So I think this give us a lot of confidence like that. After a few holes, we're like just play the birdie. Don't care about making a mistake or something.

I talked to her, I said, if you see my ball not on the green, you just imagine that it's a par. You just play the birdie. (Laughter).

Q. How is your strategy changing from yesterday with it being alternate shot to today with it being four ball?

YAN LIU: Well, I think today we're just more -- you will feel more some people behind you, some people support you. At the course we help each other to read the line.

So we made some very like four yard, the birdie, so I think that make us more confidence at the course.

I think we played very calm on the course today also. I think today the pin, the hole location not easy, and the wind is stronger than yesterday. I think we stayed patient on the course. I think we do a pretty good job.

Q. You said that you're having lots of fun. Can you share why this tournament might be different or more interesting than other ones?

YAHUI ZHANG: Yeah, because in China we have play a competition, name is Xing Lan Cup. (Phonetic) it's kind of like the same as this one, so we know how to play it.

But we haven't been partners before. This is the first time I play with somebody else like in the same group and go on 18 hole, like five, four birdies, or something else. It's something new for me, so I really like it and really enjoy it.

YAN LIU: I think for me just more chill on the course and we can talk more on the course. If like normal tournament, I don't like to speak on the course, but this just made me more chill on the course, I think.