NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 25, 2026

Sophia Schubert

Pinnacle Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. We are here with Sophia Schubert after the first round at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G. Sophia, bogey-free round today. What did you feel like was working so well out there?

SOPHIA SCHUBERT: I was just hitting a lot of greens. I wasn't really making any mistakes. Hit a lot of fairways. Hit a lot of greens.

I actually think we hit all 18, so that made the bogey-free easy.

Q. How important is it to limit bogeys out there? I know it's playing so low today. What is important about keeping it bogey-free?

SOPHIA SCHUBERT: Yeah, I mean, it just kind of relieves you a little bit of having to make even more birdies because it is so low.

So it just freed me up some and we were able to make some putts out there and make a few birdies.

Q. And then as you just mentioned, 18 out of 18 greens hit and 12 for 13 on fairways. Was there anything that you maybe you prepared for in your game to play so strong in that field?

SOPHIA SCHUBERT: Yeah, good question. I was home for three weeks and I was on the golf course a lot working on my ball striking, which I hadn't had a whole lot time to do while on the road. So I think that helped prepare me quite a bit.

Q. Perfect. And then last question about the burpees. What was that deal that went on on 18?

SOPHIA SCHUBERT: I was telling my caddie, Chris, on the last hole, we were kind in between clubs and I said I'm going with the shorter club. I said, listen, if I don't get there in two, I'll do ten burpees. I got there and then it came back. So he said, are you doing your burpees now or later? I was like, I'll do them later.