THE CHEVRON CHAMPIONSHIP

April 23, 2026

Linn Grant

Memorial Park Golf Course

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Linn Grant after her first round here at The Chevron Championship. Off to a great start on your front, the back. Just what went through today?

LINN GRANT: I looked really forward to playing today. I had in mind that the course visually suited me and it was easy to just go out and have fun and try to hit good shots.

Q. Anything specific about the course that you thought fits you well?

LINN GRANT: I like that it's playing quite long. I like that it's soft. I usually am a pretty good iron player so I have some advantages there.

So, yeah, just kind of knew if I was hitting the ball well I would have a pretty good score today.

Q. What was your prep work like to get ready for this event knowing it's the first major of the year?

LINN GRANT: Not anything different really. I mean, just kind of put yourself in the mindset that it's a major week coming up.

Like just want to be mentally ready and not be like exhausted coming into this week. Just kind of try to play it as a normal week.

Q. For you, I know you just said you like when it's a little bit longer, but it's also a little bit soft. What do you adjust when you're not seeing balls roll out in the fairway on soft greens that have a lot of undulation in them?

LINN GRANT: I feel like how the course is playing, like this is my standard, so every other week I have to adjust.

So it's so nice to go out and just feel like okay the ball is actually stopping after like five yards and not like rolling away.

In my mind it makes it so up easier to play.

Q. What do you mean it's your standard? Can you elaborate on that?

LINN GRANT: Yeah. Just like growing up in Sweden we always played softer courses. Like week to week out here we usually play firmer, so then I feel like I always have to adjust to that.

So this is what I think the ball should be doing, which is just so comfortable. It's like a step to take away from all the other things in the mind.

Q. How muddy was it out there? Did you have a lot of mudballs?

LINN GRANT: A little bit, yeah. I was surprises they didn't have the rules on this morning. Just like I saw Haeran had a couple where the ball just went everywhere.

Q. Yeah.

LINN GRANT: I think the right choice would've been to have lift, clean, and place.

Q. Did you have any errant shots due to mud?

LINN GRANT: I had one shot, but luckily the mud was placed like where my club face was going to hit so the ball just came out a little low.

Q. Yeah. What was that stretch like and how good was that for your round, the three of four birdies from 10 through 13?

LINN GRANT: Yeah, started off on 10 this morning, so I mean, knowing it's major week. Like it's so nice to go out and be like, okay, we're on it. We don't have to fight too hard. We can just keep playing with kind of a fun, relaxed momentum.

Q. Did you have an injury at Aramco?

LINN GRANT: Yeah. Kind of an endometriosis issue.

Q. All good now?

LINN GRANT: Yeah, better. But not good. Yeah.