TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC

November 7, 2025

Jiyai Shin

Taihelyo Club Minori Course

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Jiyai after the second round at the TOTO Japan Classic. Take us through the round today. Worked well for you?

JIYAI SHIN: Well, yeah, I'm pretty solid whole day. And then I think I had a good focus on the golf course because the wind blowing hard and then they change every time, so hard to read the wind directions, but, you know, today I playing with Miyu Yamashita and Nasa Hataoka and they both playing pretty well on the LPGA, so before when I starting, I really excited to play with them.

And then, yeah, definitely they showing how they're strong. So that's why I try to catch up and I finished good position as well.

Q. Only two bogeys through 36 holes for you.

JIYAI SHIN: Oh.

Q. Anything you're doing to keep yourself out of those bogey chances?

JIYAI SHIN: Two bogeys? Oh, wow. Okay. I hit it pretty solid with my swing, my driver and my irons, so that's why I didn't much miss the green. That's why with to make the more chance and then less make bogeys.

But, well, I didn't know I make the two bogeys this two days because I'm focusing make the birdies. So I think golf never know, so if I make the bogey doesn't matter. I think how much I make the birdies, they're more important.

So next two days I try to get more birdies.

Q. This is your 15th start at this event. What is it about playing here in Japan that you love so much?

JIYAI SHIN: Well, you can see a lot of fans out here, so always surprised how they supporting the golfers and the Tour.

That's why I just keep doing and working hard, because I want to showing great shot to my fans. That's biggest thing, how much people love the golf and then I can feel that and then playing better.

Q. And then last one: Very tight leaderboard heading into the weekend. What's it going to take to put yourself on top?

JIYAI SHIN: Well, actually I like the tight race because, you know, even we can have to breathing control as well. So I really like it because I love playing with the pressure.

And then, yeah, I think this golf course very, like take a good are you familiar, don't know how many birdies come up.

So I don't know suddenly who come up or how they're going, but, well, now I'm at the top, so I try to -- I just keep focusing myself and my golf and just the results just following I think.

So, well, yesterday and today really enjoyed with this weather and this great golf course conditions, so, yeah, I just try keep going like people know who I am so I want to showing more, yes, I am here. Yes, just do my best.