LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY HOAKALEI

October 1, 2026

Yu Liu

Hoakalei Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, here with Yu Liu after her first round here at the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei. Bogey-free 6-under for you today. How tough is it to go bogey-free at this course?

YU LIU: Yes, it was definitely very challenging course, especially with the windy condition, but I felt like today the wind didn't got us too strong, which is on the friendly side.

So I felt like I was able to score, make some good scores out of the calmer conditions.

Q. What are you doing to put yourself in those situations? I know you said the elements probably helped you out a little bit. How are you keeping yourself out of bogey situations or what is it that is allowing you to score so well here?

YU LIU: I feel like I really enjoy playing this golf course. I've had some good finishes out here. It's just, I mean, you can't complain about coming to Hawai'i. It's like good vibes and I had a really good group playing with Frida and Mary, good friends. Yeah, just really enjoy myself out there.

Q. We talked to you a lot last week at Arkansas; playing great golf right now. What's working so well for you?

YU LIU: It's just I feel like I'm able to score better. Just the short game definitely improved over the last few month, and it was long game that caught me a little bit leading up to this stretch.

Me and my coach, we really worked hard on the three week off, and I'm glad to see some results paying off.

Q. How inspiring or how -- trying to think of the right word -- how good does to fee to see some of that work you've been putting in pay off, especially at this important stretch of the season?

YU LIU: Oh, 100 percent. There is nothing like when you put the work in. Like there is moments where you really question whether this is going work out, but you pull it through and eventually see things are slowly coming together. There is really nothing like it. That's what we -- that's what motivated us to get up each day and grind.

Q. And then just lastly, what do you take from this round heading into tomorrow and hopefully the weekend?

YU LIU: Yeah, I feel like last week I had a good start but definitely the weekend I couldn't feel my swing too much. I feel like this week I found some good rhythm within my new swing, so which is great to see. I feel like it's just going to take a few rounds to refine my new feels. So just going to take it one step at a time I guess.