NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 19, 2025

Stacy Lewis

Pinnacle Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Stacy Lewis after the first round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G. Talk about today. How excited were you to tee it up? What were the emotions like on the first tee?

STACY LEWIS: It was actually -- I had to catch myself a little bit. When I walked on that tee everybody kind started cheering for me and going crazy. I had to go hide in the tent for a second. Just had to get the first hole over with.

I was actually pretty nervous starting the day which hadn't been like that in while here. Once I got off the first hole I felt a lot more comfortable. It was a lot of fun. The shots I hit there on 15 and 18, I thought I was making a one and then I thought he was making a three, so it was pretty cool.

Q. Talk about your round today. Looks like all 18 greens hit. Ball striking was there. How nice is that to see?

STACY LEWIS: What's crazy is I didn't feel that comfortable with my golf swing. Obviously just managed it really good and hit to in the right places. You know, when they were bad shots I missed them in the right places.

So, yeah, just something to build off of and keep trying to clean up the putting for tomorrow.

Q. How nice is it to play with Nelly and Lauren and have some familiar faces out there as you make the last couple walks around this course as a pro?

STACY LEWIS: Yeah, these two, they're the best to play with. They both play so fast and hit it so good. You can actually learn something from their shots and putts. You know, it's just so fun playing with them. The crowds were amazing today.

The hog calls at the end were great. It's been a lot of fun.

Q. Talk about those hog calls. We talked about it earlier this week the amphitheater coming down 17. How cool is that just as a Razorback and not even if you're not a Razorback, all the players talk about it; how cool is it to have that experience here?

STACY LEWIS: Yeah, really from 15 in, 15, the par-3 you're hitting down the hill with all the people behind and so you got people watching from the road and people watching from the other side.

And then going into 16 you're hitting the back side of 17, and then 17 of course the big buildout and then coming up to this big build on 18, it's like we don't have finishes like this on any other golf course. It's just really cool. It's a really cool finish here.

You know, it's great for the fans.