CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

November 20, 2025

Jin Hee Im

Tiburon Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Jin Hee Im after the first round of the CME Group Tour Championship. Great playing today. Why do you feel like you played so well today?

JIN HEE IM: I just starting really easily like one two hole got the birdie, so that make me comfortable, comfortable and confident, so just playing like, just feeling like just swing it, just think about the number, and that's it.

Q. Yeah. And saw a couple birdies that you had there early in the round. How much did that help you getting those early on today?

JIN HEE IM: I think that is same as the first things. So that two birdie make me comfortable and it's like make little like -- that comfortable means like can just no thinking, don't worry the ball, and just hit the numbers and just what I'm thinking, so like kind of.

Q. And you're back here again after playing here last year. What did you learn from your performance here last year?

JIN HEE IM: I try to English, but last year I really play well the before week at ANNIKA, so really adjusted body at here so can matching the my thinking and my body at last year. So I just go that way, that way, and I just learn about so many course information on the last year. Maybe that make more better at this year.

Q. And this was your first time this week going to the Rolex LPGA Awards. What can you say about that evening and how was it special for you?

JIN HEE IM: Yeah, it's really fancy at there so we going to like green carpet and wave to like pose and dressing up and makeup things. It's feels little like artist kind of, so yeah.

I mean, making pretty is really tired, so... (laughter.)

I think it's, yeah, I pick great to my job.

Q. And just looking back at your season as a whole, what would you say you're very proud of it? First win with Somi; Rolex first-time winner. Anything else that stands out that you're proud of that you did?

JIN HEE IM: Yeah, I do well at this season but I'm little greedy. At the start of the season I really like confidence to I can play well every week; feels like that.

But I can't make my condition really well. It's going up and down really quickly, so that make me a little sad. But I'm pretty well. I just like see CME rank like 16, yeah. It's better than last year so I can keep going up.