KROGER QUEEN CITY CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY P&G

September 11, 2025

Sei Young Kim

TPC River’s Bend

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Sei Young after the first round of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G. 6-under 66. Talk about your round today.

SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah, greens are pretty firmer but it's just softer than I thought, so, yeah, which means it makes a lot of birdie chance.

So I made a good birdies from the green, especially second shot is very steady today. And then I mistake some of the par-5, hole 6, I miss a layup. Too aggressive layup.

Except that I played quite solid today. Play with, yeah, No. 1 ranking. Yeah, it's good.

Q. Talk about the front nine today, which was your back nine. Only two pars but a lot of birdies. What was going on on that front nine?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah, the fairways are drier, so that makes drive distance longer. So I just got to the pins 120 meters. I like the number so I have a lot of chance of birdie from there.

So and then hole 17 I got the 165 to the pin which is really short, even par-5, so I made a birdie. Almost eagle but made a birdie.

Yeah, I played quite solid, especially back nine, yeah.

Q. You mentioned the fairways firming up. Are the greens firming up as well?

SEI YOUNG KIM: I don't know. We'll see tomorrow morning. I hopefully not as much as when I practice round. Yeah, I don't know. We'll see tomorrow, yeah.