PORTLAND CLASSIC

August 16, 2025

Gurleen Kaur

Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Gurleen after her third round at the The Standard Portland Classic. Another solid round to keep inching up the leaderboard there. How would you say you felt out there?

GURLEEN KAUR: Interesting day. Kind of a tough start. The first hole I was in a tree and then I hit a root to start. So just, yeah, and my wrist was kind of achy after that. I just didn't get off to the best way I wanted to.

I was glad and happy how you hung in there and made a couple birdies and finished with one, too. It was kind of stagnant in the middle. Yeah, otherwise pretty good.

Q. Yeah. You had that string of birdie, birdie, eagle. Talk about that a little bit.

GURLEEN KAUR: Yeah, was trying to do for it in two on 5 and just in the bunker. Made a good up and down from there.

6 hit it to about eight feet and made it.

On 7 it was probably 35 feet. Yeah, I was just kind of glad it went in because it was kind of tracing, it was kind of speedy.

No, I just happy like it just play smart after playing not great on the front -- sorry on the first few holes, so I was just happy to see some putts go in.

Q. Talk about how No. 7 was playing. We've seen a couple eagles out there. Curious about how it's been going.

GURLEEN KAUR: I think it's a cool hole. I like that we have opportunities, because on the back the Par-5s are kind of longer, so it's nice that we have the opportunity to have shorter than 3-wood into longer par-5s, right?

Most of the time it's 3-wood or 5-wood. So having a hybrid in there really helps, so.

Q. And you talked about getting comfortable out there. Even when you came in today, very comfortable, willing to do a walk-and-talk. How much are you enjoying yourself?

GURLEEN KAUR: Yeah, a lot. I'm super excited. There is still tomorrow and I know that probably what, four, five back; not 100% sure. I think anybody's game still tomorrow.

This course is known for being low and I know that if I get it going tomorrow I definitely have a chance so really excited.

Q. Any thought processes to stay calm and in the moment tomorrow?

GURLEEN KAUR: Yeah, just kind of trusting what I've been doing. Just, yeah, staying in the moment, having fun, eating, and talking to my caddie. Just the usual stuff of making sure that I'm not getting ahead. Yeah, basically it.