MIZUHO AMERICAS OPEN

May 9, 2026

Jeeno Thitikul

Mountain Ridge Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Jeeno after her third round at the Mizuho Americas Open. Very, very solid round from you today; very consistent. What were you doing to keep yourself out of bogey trouble outside of No. 2?

JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, I mean, like I think it just not that easy holes that you have to be aggressive to it, and then every putts that you have you to have to really, you know, be carefully and thinks about if this is not going in where you want to put it, the second putt, as easier as you can.

So I think just maybe I trying to be patient out there. I know it's just not an easy holes to make a birdie, so when the chance coming trying to get it on the par-5 or like shorter par-4. But if it not, it's just par, it's a really request bonus here.

Q. We've noticed the front nine is a lot more scorable than the back nine.

JEENO THITIKUL: Uh-huh.

Q. What are some of the differences you've seen from those two nines?

JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, I think it's shorter for sure. I mean, like a couple holes shorter from the back nine, and then two easier par-5 that we have. Like six and nine were just like easier than the back par-5 that we have.

I think it just maybe make it easier for us to make a birdie more than the back nine. The back nine was long and then the pin was kind of tougher sometimes.

Q. And then you've only missed six greens this whole week. What's been the key to consistency on your approach to the greens?

JEENO THITIKUL: I think maybe I just not, you know, expect the perfect shot just going in the hole. I mean, I just pick my target or where I want to start the ball and I just commit and then hit the ball.

I mean, the green works really well obviously today, too. I mean, like you will see like 16 green each day, but I have (indiscernible) each putt, which mean the green wasn't that easy.

Q. Two-stroke lead heading into the weekend. How do you balance playing a course that you're maybe not able to be super aggressive on but knowing you're going to have to grow your lead a bit to hold on for a win?

JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, I think, you know, like you don't know what's other players going to do, and then, I mean, I play with just another player which is (indiscernible) for me.

I think it wasn't that easy course to be able to make a tons of birdie. At least you're just like go on fire, it's your day.

But I think obviously you has to, you know, had aggressive time and then have safer time that you have to play some smart holes.

I think that's the key. I think just if I can put the ball in the smart area, in the spot that's I be able to have a birdie putt, if not just a par putt, I think it just should be enough for me.

Win on not, it just doesn't matter if I did my job like really good already.

Q. What's the mindset going into tomorrow knowing you have a chance to be a repeat winner at the Mizuho Americas Open?

JEENO THITIKUL: I just surprising myself right now still that I don't even think -- I don't expecting myself to be on this position with the game that I have yet.

But, I mean, like it's just golf. Just another day going in, you know, like another tournament, another 18 holes that I have tomorrow. It's a new days and I don't know what's going to happen, but I know I just going to let golf be golf and then let myself be committed to golf and then just go by the flow with it and then just give myself a lot of chances, another opportunities under my belt that I have in the final round again.