PORTLAND CLASSIC

August 14, 2025

Kiara Romero

Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Kiara Romero after her first round at The Standard Portland Classic. 67 to open up here. Talk a little bit about today for you.

KIARA ROMERO: Yeah, everything was rolling pretty smoothly. I was a little bit nervous on the first tee but still played pretty good.

Everything was rolling out there and it was a lot of fun to have my sister on the bag as well.

Q. Talk about your start. You just said first par on No. 7. What was going through your head. You just said you were a little nervous, too.

KIARA ROMERO: Yeah, for sure, I think I was just super focused out there and was playing really well, but I had like a few mistakes. Birdied the first three holes and then bogeyed and then birdied and then bogey.

My first par did happen on the seventh hole, but wasn't a bad thing. I was still playing really well so it was a lot of fun.

Q. For being nervous you made three birdies in a row. What got you in a good spot to get back into the routine?

KIARA ROMERO: I think just being in such a good mood out there with my sister. We weren't really like putting any pressure on anything. Just having fun out there and just played really well.

Q. Also understand there was a lot of Ducks fans out there. What was that like to see the support?

KIARA ROMERO: Yeah, that just made everything so much sweeter. Just a lot of support. A lot of the clapping for every shot. Just keeps you in a good mood out there. Just helps with everything.

Q. You heard you signed a couple autographs after as well, maybe.

KIARA ROMERO: Yeah, that was super cute. Some young girls out there. They even knew my name. They weren't just asking for signatures, so that just made everything better.

Q. You played with Yuna and Bianca. Anything you picked up in their game?

KIARA ROMERO: Their short game is really well, which I think is something I could strive for a little bit. I saw that I hit it as far as Bianca too, which was pretty cool, because I know she hits it far. So that was something I was proud of.

Q. Anything you're going to do this evening to reset and get ready for tomorrow's round?

KIARA ROMERO: Just watch a TV show and go to sleep.

Q. What's the TV show?

KIARA ROMERO: Gray's Anatomy.