PORTLAND CLASSIC

August 14, 2025

Stephanie Meadow

Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Stephanie Meadow after her first round at The Standard Portland Classic. First round back in a little bit. Just talk about what it felt like to be out there again.

STEPHANIE MEADOW: Yeah, amazing. It's been also a year since the I tee'd it up, so obviously felt a little bit like a fish out of water. Again, I've been doing this a long time, so I just tried to pull on that.

Didn't have my best day but kept fighting and definitely some rust, but more days, more tournaments to come.

Q. Had a birdie to finish there. What kind of momentum did that give to you finish even par?

STEPHANIE MEADOW: Yeah, I mean, I was 2-over, kind of not having many birdie opportunities and I was kind of like thinking to myself, okay, I'm not going to get skunked on the first 18 holes back.

It was nice to make a birdie on 16 and another one on 18. Just proud of myself that I'm back and I'm here and I kept fighting and even though I didn't feel amazing I still kept going.

Q. What was your goals or objectives heading into this week? What were you telling yourself?

STEPHANIE MEADOW: Just to try to get comfortable again. Try to get a feel for what's going on. You know, home and competition are two very different things, so just trying to get as many reps under my belt as I can; maybe some putts fall here and there and I have a good week.

Most importantly just have fun and get comfortable.

Q. What can you say about this golf course, too? It looks beautiful from up here.

STEPHANIE MEADOW: It is. I think it's the best shape I've ever seen it in, so that's phenomenal. It's always nice to start on a golf course that's tree-lined and sort of reminds me of parkland golf back in Ireland. It's a great venue and obviously a great sponsor and great tournament.

Q. Last question: Why this event? Why did you choose to come back to this one?

STEPHANIE MEADOW: Post European Swing. Yeah, I think I've always liked playing here. I think it's comfortable. Yeah, I would say it worked well in the schedule and I was ready to come back.