AIG WOMEN'S OPEN

August 1, 2026

Ashleigh Buhai

Mixed Zone

Q. Bogey-free round.

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Yes, very happy.

Q. How do you do that?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Oh, just, yeah, a lot of good golf. I mean, I played very solid the front nine. Obviously made three birdies, and then the back nine hit some really good shots. I felt I left like three out there. I mean, I hit three within ten feet and didn't make the putts.

But I was very happy I stayed patient. Didn't let it get to me. Obviously we know this golf course is tough.

And then coming down 17 and 18 made an eight-footer for par and then made up and down out of the bunker on 18 for par to keep it blemish free. I feel those kind of evened the missed birdies out.

Q. That up and down on 18 kind of proved what was going on for you this week, you think?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Yeah, I mean, just a bad club coming in. Probably just the wrong club. I just miss-hit it. The wind was in off the left a little more. I got up there and to be honest, I looked at the bunker shot and I thought of Muirfield because it wasn't too dissimilar length.

I just kind of had to get it up and out there in order to feed down to the hole.

Q. So we were talking about that this week, about the feelings of Muirfield and feeling that calm again, that flow, if you want.

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Yeah.

Q. Is that still happening?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: It's still happening. Yesterday it was tested a little bit on the back nine, but I was proud of how I stuck it out. I hit really good golf shots the last three holes. We all know how tough they are. And especially to birdie 18 to make sure that I was going to be here for the weekend, and then I just tried to take that into today.

Q. Outlook for tomorrow? What's your vision for tomorrow?

ASHLEIGH BUHAI: Just stay calm, keep doing what I'm doing. We're going to have a different wind tomorrow so the course is going to play different.

I think by today we've all got comfortable with the way the wind direction is going, especially for me off the tee shot. It's stand up, commit, hit the same tee shot I've tried to hit the last few days.

It's going to be opposite direction, so the front nine will probably play into the wind and maybe a bit tougher, and then maybe the back nine will give us a little more birdies. We'll have to find out.