LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY HOAKALEI

October 1, 2025

A Lim Kim

Hoakalei Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, joining me here today after the first round of the LOTTE Championship is A Lim Kim. A Lim, you had a really great second nine today. Can you just talk about what happened on that second nine?

A LIM KIM: When I play in front nine, misread a lot. But I have good contact and then just read mistakes, so we going to adjust a little bit and then make a lot of putt.

Q. How does it feel to be back here this year as the defending champion?

A LIM KIM: It was good. Feels so incredible because last year since long time ago -- not long time, 2020 U.S. Open, after first winning, so it was great. (Smiling.)

Q. Looking ahead to the rest of the week, what do you think you're going to be focused on?

A LIM KIM: I focus on the same things: On my line and I hit it. That's all. Because golf is sometimes hard; sometimes easy.

That's not my -- that is not in my control, so go through there, right there.

Q. When you say golf is sometimes easy, what does that look like for you?

A LIM KIM: I don't know. (Smiling.) That's unconscious. But everything is right way and then it's really great, but bad day, that's still, I don't know, that's golf. That's sports.