AIG WOMEN'S OPEN

July 30, 2026

Ashleigh Buhai

Quick Quotes

Q. So, yeah, let's talk about your round today, I mean, especially the finish. What went well for you?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Yeah, really nice finish. We played very solid tee to green. Just really hit it into the right spaces I felt. And I think with links golf I just feel less pressure, because to hit it close is difficult. So just stayed very patient and then obviously really nice finish.

I hit a great 7-wood into 17 to like four feet and then an 8-iron into 18 to about nine feet I think and made the putts.

Q. Any memories of Muirfield come to mind during rounds like this?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Yeah, of course. Definitely. I think my goal this week was just try to play from a calm place. Obviously it's been a bit of a tough season coming back from injury after five months, but, you know, links golf you have to be creative. You don't have to hit it perfect. I think that takes a little bit of pressure off me particularly.

Q. So do you start feeling those sensations again, start getting...

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Yeah, I felt like -- I felt the calmness that I had at Muirfield. When I'm calm then I play well. Even today when I got it out of position I had very good acceptance, which I did at Muirfield.

You know, hit it in a bunker, got it out, and then just focused on the next shot and didn't try and compound it. Just take my bogey and get up on the next hole kind of thing.

Yeah, just very glad how I stayed mentally calm today and managed to hit the golf shots I wanted to hit.