WOMEN'S AMATEUR ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP

February 12, 2026

Xingtong Chen

Quick Quotes

Q. Thank you for the time after your round. Much appreciated. Yeah, let's just walk through that round one. How did it go? How do you feel?

XINGTONG CHEN: Overall, I don't think it was terrible, but it was just -- for me I had a slow start. I bogeyed the second hole and I think the fifth hole. So not the best start to my round, but I think as I got through to 18, like just got into my rhythm more and started making a few more putts.

For me, I think the main thing for today is just making more putts, yeah.

Q. Nice. You had a good second half there. Three birdies.

XINGTONG CHEN: Yeah. Two.

Q. Two birdies?

XINGTONG CHEN: No, three, three. You're right.

Q. Walk us through that. How does that feel finishing a bit stronger?

XINGTONG CHEN: Yeah, two of that was getting on the green in two on two of the par-5s, so I'm quite happy with that. Hoping to continue that on the next few days.

But I would also -- because I missed quite a few short putts for birdie out there today so I would just like to make a few more.

Q. On that, would you be taking a lot of the learning to the next round? What can you take?

XINGTONG CHEN: I mean, it was great conditions out there today, but had a few mishaps, so definitely looking to take some of the learning experiences to tomorrow and plan better.

Q. Nice. What does it feel like being in front of a New Zealand crowd, hearing those cheers?

XINGTONG CHEN: It's great. They're very enthusiastic actually. I was quite surprised. Quite a few people out there, uh-huh. Very nice.

Q. Really lovely people. How does it feel representing your country and playing here with a lot of the other big names in the amateur game?

XINGTONG CHEN: I'm really honored to be able to represent Singapore in the Asia Pacific stage again. It is my fifth I think time here, so just happy to be here again and trying to play to the best of my ability.