FM CHAMPIONSHIP

August 28, 2025

Jodi Ewart Shadoff

TPC Boston

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Jodi after the first round of the FM Championship. 7-under today; four birdies on the last. Talk about today's round.

JODI EWART SHADOFF: It was very steady. I was striking the ball really well and I finally got some putts to drop. Holed a lot of putts outside 20 feet, so that definitely helps.

And then the last four just good ball striking and some really nice putts, so...

Q. What is it about these greens? Anything you noticed in your prep work?

JODI EWART SHADOFF: I really like the speed and they roll really nicely. When I first came here on Tuesday for a practice round the first thing I said on the first green was like I really like the way these greens roll. I love the pace of them. Yeah, just kind of easy to visualize the reads on them.

Q. You mentioned ball striking being very good. Anything in particular you've been working on with your ball striking?

JODI EWART SHADOFF: Yeah, I've been working on a couple things with my coach, and it's just basically using my body a little bit more efficiently. He's helped take the throw at the bottom of impact out. I've been hitting better shots and less off line shots and it's definitely helped my driver. I think I've struggled a little bit over the last 12 to 18 months with the driver and just been hitting it much more consistently and it's just kind of all coming together.

I felt like I have been playing pretty decently over the past couple months; just scoring hasn't been there. Last week played well and scoring wasn't this. Finally today the putts started dropping.

Q. What is it like to see a round come together like this?

JODI EWART SHADOFF: It's nice. It's been a while. I haven't played very well for the last 18 months since I got injured, so it's been a very tough comeback from, you know, very hard times. I didn't know if I would ever get to shoot a round like today again, but I'm finally kind of mentally feeling better about things and more in control of my game and like how I'm hitting the ball.

Q. Is there, I don't know if I want to say relief, but something like that after a round like this?

JODI EWART SHADOFF: Yeah, definitely. It's all there. For the first time in the last year and a half I kind of feel like I can do it again, so it's exciting for me. I haven't really enjoyed playing golf over the past year and a half, so today finally -- you know, even the last couple weeks I've kind of finally started to enjoy playing and seeing all the signs of my game getting there.

So, yeah.

Q. Anything else off the golf course that's helping you enjoy golf a little bit more?

JODI EWART SHADOFF: No. Just traveling is hard when you're on the LPGA, and just trying to do more things off the golf course, trying to experience a little bit of the places we go to, different restaurants and coffee shops and stuff. Just trying to get away from the game a little bit more and take my mind off that.