FM CHAMPIONSHIP

August 29, 2026

Somi Lee

TPC Boston

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Somi Lee after the third round of the FM Championship. Couple birdies out there today. Could you talk about your play? What felt good?

SOMI LEE: (Through translation.) In the beginning I thought I was winning because I was having a good rhythm. After making a mistake I shouldn't have had on a Par-5 I wasn't able to make any birdies, but I think this is a learning lesson for me and I'll take that into tomorrow.

Q. What are your thoughts going into tomorrow's round?

SOMI LEE: (Through translation.) In order to win I've obviously worked really hard. I'm not sure what will happen tomorrow, and I think trying to control my emotions when I'm nervous is the hardest and also the easiest thing, so working on that.

Q. We just had Sei Young in here. You asked her a question. Sei Young, Hyo Joo up near the top right now. What was it like growing up watching them play?

SOMI LEE: (Through translation.) I watched them since I was young and was able to dream about this watching them, so being able to compete with them at this level is obviously an honor.

I want to work on kind of creating that path and being a representative of Korea.

Q. What do you think it says, too, about golf in Korea that yourself, Hyo Joo, Sei Young, Jin Hee, all near the top of the leaderboard right now? You guys are playing awesome this year and have for a while.

SOMI LEE: (Through translation.) There are so many players that are good in Korea, and my hope is that they're able to come up to the LPGA and compete, and I want to be able to show how good the players in Korea are.

Q. And last question, technical question a little bit: So on the green on 18, to the left of it it's kind of a dip down in there. What is your approach if you're in a position like that? Would you chip it or use a hybrid, a wood to putt a little bit? What is your thought?

SOMI LEE: Good question. (Through translation.) Actually today was like the first time I was not doing that, and I kept -- yesterday and the day before I actually kept falling down. I was happy to have that birdie trying opportunity today.

But when I was down there I used the approach of a utility to roll it in. Approach is so tricky and if it falls down that's a bigger mistake.

Yeah, that's right.

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