NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 25, 2026

Jin Hee Im

Pinnacle Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Here with Jin Hee Im after the first round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G. Jin Hee, you had the birdie on 18. What do you feel like that momentum will bring into the weekend?

JIN HEE IM: Oh, yeah, I make the birdie really easily at 18. It make really -- I mean that, birdie make me really simple. So if I can believe I can do that every time, I can do anything.

Q. Yeah. Definitely. You talk about keeping it simple. Eight birdies today and that was tied for the most in the field. What do you feel like was working best for you out there?

JIN HEE IM: Today my wedge shot is really nice. Here is really hot and course has a little bit high so ball going really far, but today I can control really well at the distance, so that is make good score today.

Q. Definitely. And then the course is playing very low today. Like I mentioned, a lot of birdies in the field out there. Is there anything that you feel like about the course that it's playing so low?

JIN HEE IM: I think that green is really soft. That make we can more -- we can take more aggressive shot at the second (indiscernible) region.