Q. Did you expect to play as well as you had this summer? Did you think you were ready to have a roll like you had?
JANE PARK: No. I didn't really expect anything. I struggled throughout the year during the school year. Practice didn't go very well but during the summer I got some more practice in and got into the tournament mode so I'm just more relaxed now. I come a long way this summer. I'm proud of what I've done and we'll just see what happens the next few days.
Q. What's been the biggest thing for you this summer, you mentioned you were fixing your putting stroke, is there any part of your game that you noticed has taken a major leap?
JANE PARK: My iron shots. My iron shots. Last week at the Betsy Ross, when I won the first day I shot a 65. It was just like magic. I stand up to the ball, hit the ball, four feet. It was pretty awesome. And my iron shots have drastically improved. Putting has gotten better. Chipping slowly getting better.
Q. Did making the cut at The Open give you that much more of a boost of confidence, to come here? I'm not sure if this course is set up as hard as Pumpkin Ridge for Girl's Junior, but does it make playing at this level a little more easier, the pressures? Obviously she going through that experience, making the cut.
JANE PARK: At The Open I really didn't have any pressure at all because I had nothing to lose. It was my first one. I'm 16. Annika is in the field. You know what she can do. I mean I just thought the odds of me winning are one in a bazillion. So I just went there and had a good time. I stayed focused throughout the round but I had a lot of fun, too. I didn't get caught up in anything. I just went there and I played my heart out and it was the best time I ever had.
Q. Who were you paired with?
JANE PARK: I was paired with Kirsty Taylor from England and Michelle Bell. I don't know where she is from.
Q. Florida?
JANE PARK: Right.
Q. And the third round?
JANE PARK: I know her name.
Q. I'm just wondering if you played with anybody famous?
JANE PARK: No, I didn't. The last day I played with Annette DeLuca. She is a big girl. She hits it far.
Q. How far do you hit it off the tee?
JANE PARK: My average at The Open was 260 but that's because the fairways were like rock hard.
Q. How far do you think you are hitting it here?
JANE PARK: Fairways are soft, I'm probably getting -- I get no roll at all. I get back spin on my drives. It's not good. I think I'm probably carrying it 240 at the most.
Q. Jane, you look so calm out there, are you really that calm or nervous inside and you just don't show it?
JANE PARK: I guess you could say I'm nervous but I got my whole career ahead of me. If I don't win then it's not the end of the world. I just think whatever happens, happens. I would like to win but if it doesn't happen then God didn't want it to happen.
Q. Also on 16 she made a birdie there and the match was back to all square, what were you thinking walking to the 17th tee, were you getting a little nervous or still in control of your game?
JANE PARK: I was in control. I just said to myself, I love this next hole. I stayed calm. The next hole, number 17, is not a birdie hole. It's really, really hard to get a birdie on that hole. I almost did on the second day of stroke play but I missed it. It's really hard to birdie 17 and 18. So I just thought, you know, par in. If she makes par too then we will just have a playoff. I just stayed cool.
Q. It sounds easy, is it?
JANE PARK: No, not at all, not at all. My heart was still racing, but you know.
Q. Would you be in a comfort zone playing someone like Paula who you play week in and week out in tournaments, championships, there is a lot of college kids. Here we are at the semifinals and there is 3 juniors?
JANE PARK: Really.
Q. Do you feel comfortable playing someone your own age at this stage of the championship?
JANE PARK: Not at all. No matter how old they are. I don't care if he they are like 50 or 10. They can still beat me. I don't think of Paula as -- scratch that. I didn't say that. Paula is tough. She is not easy. Not easy. Tomorrow's match, it's up in the air. Nobody has an advantage. It's tough. I really don't know what's going to happen. We will just have to wait.
Q. Neither of you have ever been this far at the Women's Amateur?
JANE PARK: I don't know. Is this her first amateur?
Q. She played last year, made the first round and lost.
JANE PARK: Okay.
Q. Is this your first amateur?
JANE PARK: Yes.
Q. How do you like it compared to the junior tournaments?
JANE PARK: I like this one better.
Q. Why is that?
JANE PARK: I don't know. I guess more competition. Not that juniors doesn't have competition. I don't know, you get treated more like a pro here. Almost like The Open.
Q. Winning at Betsy Ross last week and playing in The Open, how does that help you going into this week?
JANE PARK: I know all I have to do is just trust my game. I have been playing well. Last week was awesome for me. If I just stick to my guns then, you know, I don't know. Anything can happen.
Q. Any other questions? Jane, thank you very much. Congratulations.
JANE PARK: Thank you.
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