CPKC WOMEN'S OPEN

August 23, 2025

Yu Liu

Mississaugua Golf & Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Yu Liu after the third round at the CPKC Women's Open. A lot of birdies on the score card and eagle as well. Talk about today for you.

YU LIU: Yeah, that eagle, the hole-out eagle on No. 4, was definitely the highlight of my day. I didn't expect that at all. Pretty tough shot. Had a 5-iron into the fairway. Blowing pretty breezy out there today, so, I made some mistakes here and there, but I think overall I had a good round.

Q. Yeah, and can you talk a little bit more about the eagle? Did you see it go in or how did you know it went in?

YU LIU: Yeah, the crowds went pretty crazy, and then I actually didn't see it because it was -- I was on an upslope there, so a little elevated.

It was nice to see the crowds going a little bit.

Q. Yeah. That's awesome. And you finished with two birdies to finish the round. What was that like as well, giving you momentum maybe for tomorrow's round?

YU LIU: Yeah, I think that hole-out really got the momentum going, trending in the right direction, so I was playing pretty free. There was a little bit of hiccups here and there, but I think overall I had a nice flow to my round.

Q. And how would you describe the course today compared to the past couple days? Doesn't seem like we've had too many low scores. How would you kind of...

YU LIU: I think the pins were pretty gettable compared to yesterday, and then after -- this is a new course, so I feel like after getting a couple rounds in we kind of start learning more about the course, which definitely helps.

So I think tomorrow depends on how the rules officials set up the golf course. It will be challenging.

Q. Anything you kind of worked on in your game heading into this week? Anything you focused on in your swing or putting?

YU LIU: Yeah, just putting has always been the weak part of my game, so definitely it's been a constant focus on that.

And then long game, I haven't been really hitting the ball well this season. Been struggling with my ball striking, and last week I feel like I got the most out of my rounds but I just couldn't really get it going because I wasn't striking the ball well.

So Monday I actually had a session with National Team's coach, so I think he was able to point out some good perspectives of what I should be going towards. Glad to see results.

Q. And anything specific you want to say he mentioned to you to maybe remember?

YU LIU: Yeah, it's just I've been feeling very strange around the course. Just feeling like a zombie, rigid, not being able to play with good flow. What he pointed out kind of just brought me back to my old feels, gave me some confidence.

Q. Awesome. And then talking about the putting a little bit, too, obviously been putting well this week to get up the leaderboard where you are. Can you talk about what the tendencies are? Is it speed or something with your stroke that can happen sometimes?

YU LIU: I would say you need a little bit of luck to be able to get a good momentum, and just being able to trust myself and despite the results, I think was pretty -- it was a key.

Q. And how are you looking to prepare and how excited are you to contend tomorrow?

YU LIU: Yeah, I didn't expect myself to be in contention to be honest. Yeah, the scoring was a little higher than I expected. Pins were like I said pretty gettable. A lot of front pins. So just got to -- I got maybe six hours before bedtime to kind of think about it. Bring out my best game tomorrow.