U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

June 26, 2008

Ji Young Oh

FULL AUDIO INTERVIEW

Q. So I guess you were happy with your round?

JI YOUNG OH: Thank you.

Q. Was the course different?

JI YOUNG OH: Not much, because today I a lot of hit the green and keep the fairway, too, so more easy. I like the short iron, my fairway club, so I hit the short iron many time. So more easy today, yeah.

Q. Are you surprised to be leading the Women's Open?

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah, it is a surprise, yeah. And, yeah. I had fun today, too.

Q. This is your second U.S. Open?

JI YOUNG OH: Yes, second. Second time.

Q. How did you play last year?

JI YOUNG OH: Last year 7 over. Big difference.

Q. Were you playing well coming into this week?

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah.

Q. Did you play last week in Rochester?

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah, I play, but it's not good. Yeah, it's more playing, and more practice and more good condition and so today I play well.

Q. Does the golf course set up well for your game?

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah. Today -- yeah. I like this course. I like the green. It's cause condition is good. Yeah. And my short iron and driver, too, so I keep the driver and so, yeah, more easier for me. Yeah, I like the course.

Q. What do you consider the short iron, when you say you like short irons so much, all wedges, 9?

JI YOUNG OH: I like 9-iron, the wedge.

Q. Are you surprised there are so many short irons here?

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah, today I made 7 birdie and everything is the short iron I had, and had perfect shot.

Q. Where did you make birdies?

JI YOUNG OH: Okay. I started No. 10. So No. 10 I hit the 5, and one feet. I hit an 8-iron and one feet, too. And No. 16, No. 16 I hit the 9-iron two feet. And No. 17 I hit the hybrid and maybe -- yeah, it's nine feet.

And No. 1 I hit the 9-iron and 6 feet.

And No. 3, par-5, I hit the wedge, the one feet.

And the last birdie is No. 9. No. 9.

Q. Congratulations.

JI YOUNG OH: Thanks. I hit the hybrid and 6 feet. There was one bogey.

Q. A hybrid for your second shot?

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah, the second shot, the 180.

Q. Six feet?

JI YOUNG OH: Yes.

Q. Where was it to the hole?

JI YOUNG OH: Left, so -- the left-to-right, the last birdie.

Q. Did your one footers almost go in? Did any of the ones you hit to one feet almost go in the hole?

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah, almost go in, yeah, but, yeah.

Q. That's impressive iron play.

JI YOUNG OH: Thank you.

Q. How many metals do you have in your bag?

JI YOUNG OH: Hybrid? Just one. And driver, a 7 and 5 and 3-wood. I don't have the 4-iron. So, yeah.

Q. Where did your one bogey come on?

JI YOUNG OH: No. -- No. 13, the par-3. I hit the 7-iron, but I missed it right. And I hit the bunker shot but it's pretty much downhill to the pin and so made bogey.

Q. What inspires you?

JI YOUNG OH: Tiger. Tiger. I love Tiger. And Annika Sorenstam, yeah.

Q. Why?

JI YOUNG OH: They are perfect. A lot of win. And I like they are playing. Yeah, so --

Q. Tiger doesn't play anymore?

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah, well, U.S. Open this year, perfect, the 18- hole. Amazing. The last day and the Monday, the playoff, too, yeah.

Q. What's the first Women's Open you remember watching?

JI YOUNG OH: Maybe Se Ri Pak. She had -- maybe I'm 12 years old. Maybe U.S. Open. Yes, first time.

Q. (Inaudible.)

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I start that year, 2002, maybe. No, '98, yeah, whatever. I start.

Q. Best round of your life?

JI YOUNG OH: Yeah.