U.S. SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

September 30, 2026

Xiaolong Zhong

Portland Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Two wins today. It's the first time you've played hole 18 since stroke play. Both matches came down to the wire. How did you pull both of those matches out today?

XIAOLONG ZHONG: It's very tough, yeah. In the morning I was like the most 2-up, but I lost 16. It was all square. I made a birdie, a lucky birdie, yeah.

This afternoon it was more tough. I never lead. At the most I was 3-down.

Q. In the afternoon, yeah, Lara was 3-up. What was going through your head when she had a putt to go 3-up like mid back nine there, and then you came back to get it to 18?

XIAOLONG ZHONG: At that time, I think I just enjoy the game, enjoy the time. I told myself it's good enough for this time. I think I just want to play 18. I want to get some back. That's what I thought.

Q. First time playing in this Senior Women's Amateur Championship. Have a spot in the final tomorrow. What's the game plan going into tomorrow? What's the mindset going into the final 18 knowing there's a trophy on the line?

XIAOLONG ZHONG: It's amazing. I don't know how to say it. It's a tough game. From last Wednesday I took the flight from San Francisco to here. Today is Wednesday.

Q. It's been a week.

XIAOLONG ZHONG: Yeah, tomorrow it will be a nice day. I hope everything -- yeah. Just for me this is enough.

Q. You're playing for a spot in the Women's Am tomorrow, Senior Women's Open, a lot of these future championships. Do you think about that at all going into the final match, kind of what's at stake?

XIAOLONG ZHONG: Lara is kind of my friend, and Karen Garcia is my good friend in Northern California. I learned a lot from them. I just want to like be a champion. That's not only by one thing, that's by everything. Put everything together, maybe you can win.