AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN'S AMATEUR

April 1, 2026

Emily Odwin

Quick Quotes

Q. Can you talk about last night? Obviously it's a big part of this experience, going to the player dinner at Augusta National. What are your memories and experiences from last night at Augusta National?

EMILY ODWIN: I think it was great. I think it's something that -- again, it's so special to kind of be able to do that, and for me especially to be able to share that with one of my teammates, the two of us are both seniors, we're graduating soon, so kind of being able to have these last experiences in college together, I think that's something that I'm probably going to hold for the rest of my life.

Q. It's also a very probably odd way to prepare for one of the biggest tournaments you've ever played in. What were the final thoughts before going to sleep and also waking up in the morning, like, okay, this is really here; I'm about to play in the Augusta National Women's Am?

EMILY ODWIN: I was pretty nervous last night. Talked to a friend a little bit. I think there's power in kind of naming it and talking about it and putting it out there.

But I also recently read a book, it was by this BMX rider, so it was something that I think happened at the perfect time. My coach's dad told me to read it. It has just changed the way that I look at some things. Really my goals coming into today were just to be proud of whatever decisions I made and commit to those.

At the end of the day, give myself reason to be happy if something wasn't going great. I think I found that out there.

Q. Name of the book?

EMILY ODWIN: I think it was "Just Go" by Saya Sakakibara. I'm completely butchering her name, but she's an Australian gold medalist BMX rider. Her first name is Saya. She has won a new fan in me, I think, just through her book.

Q. 2-under par start; obviously everyone can say shoulda-coulda-woulda, but it's got to be just a dream start for your championship.

EMILY ODWIN: Yeah, I think at the end of the day, golfers are always going to complete about something, and I know that -- I have a few things that I should probably go work on. Me and my caddie are probably going to go and do that. But can't really complain.

Q. Let's talk about that caddie, Carly, your coach at SMU. What does she bring to the table? Would this experience be different with anyone else?

EMILY ODWIN: Absolutely. I think this experience would probably not be as fun with anyone else. I'm very particular with my caddies. Like even for Q-school I didn't have a caddie because I couldn't have one of my coaches, and I basically said, if I wasn't going to have the caddie I want, I'd rather not have a caddie at all.

She has caddied for me before. I don't want to talk her up too, too much because next thing you know someone is going to try to take her from me. But she's an incredible caddie. She kind of balances me out really, really well.

I think it's the perfect pair.

Q. I'm curious if you got any last-minute advice from Ian.

EMILY ODWIN: Heading into today, not really. I don't think he's played this golf course before. But I think if everything goes well, I'll probably get something off him for the rest of the week.

Q. What was the main theme of the book that spoke to you?

EMILY ODWIN: Just kind of dealing with fear and kind of how you turn that into kind of something that can help you as opposed to something that holds you back. Great book. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes to read. I have the copy in my hotel room, if anyone wants it.