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THE EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIPSeptember 14, 2013Lydia KoEVIAN-LES-BLAINS, FRANCE MODERATOR: We'd like to welcome Lydia Ko into the interview room at the Evian Championship. A second round 67 with four birdies and no bogeys. But more importantly, you say you left a few birdies out there. Are you happy or are you frustrated? LYDIA KO: Like when I look back, yesterday seemed like a better day. Yeah, it seemed like a better day yesterday, but it's probably because I was off the green a lot and I putted the par putts in. But, you know, I didn't make any bogeys today and I made a chip‑in for par. Yeah, of course really happy in that kind of area. But I definitely gave myself a lot of opportunities. I missed a lot of putts. I made two birdies in a row on 3 and 4, and then on 5 was probably furtherest [sic] away. On 6 I hit to 1.5 meters, the next 2 meters and then like three meters, so I was pretty angry and it was really building up. When I putted my birdie putt on 17, I said, Oh, come on, please. It's time to go in. I know I don't expect myself to hole everything, but getting 2‑putts isn't real. MODERATOR: Sure. Do you expect to be in this type of position, especially now at a major championship, given the success you've had on the LPGA as an amateur? LYDIA KO: Yeah, I mean, I played some really good golf and I was really happy about that. I came off a really good week in Canada. Like I said, that was a couple weeks ago. I've never been really in kind of contention with the leaders at a major before. And because it's a 54‑hole event now, it's only one round to get the work done. Hopefully it will be a good day tomorrow. But, you know, I can't hit it as good as I did today every single day. MODERATOR: Questions for Lydia. Please use the microphone. Q. Do you feel any pressure going into tomorrow, or what's your mindset? Obviously you're in contention. LYDIA KO: Yeah, I was one shot behind the leader, Caroline, at the Canadian Open. I'm the same I think behind Mika. But there are so many other people that are close. It's not like me and her playing. I just got to play my own game. I don't know how the weather and the pin positions are going to be tomorrow. But, yeah, I heard it's meant to rain, and definitely low scores are going to be the big thing. Q. What time do you go bed? LYDIA KO: Um, on the day that it got canceled, Thursday, because I was meant to tee off at 8:07, I went to bed a little like 8:00 the day before. That night I went to bed at 7:30. I need at least nine hours of sleep. People say beauty asleep, but I don't think so. Yeah, you know, I had plenty of sleep. I think I slept for 11 hours. As I'm getting older I'm sleeping more and more. Like before I used to only sleep until 6:00 a.m. and it was just immediate wake‑up call. Now I can sleep until 3:00 p.m. if the alarm is off. Q. You look very calm and in control on the golf course. Do you get nervous? Will you be nervous tomorrow? LYDIA KO: To me, like the most important hole is the first and the last hole. Like in the past, if I've missed a short putt on the first hole, then it becomes a whole bad putting day. So really the first hole is where I get the most nervous, and the same with the 18th. MODERATOR: Other questions for Lydia? Well, I hope you get a great night of sleep tonight. LYDIA KO: Thank you. I will sleep really well. Q. (Question regarding glasses.) LYDIA KO: Yeah, I really want to get contacts. Like in the cars they've got wipers. I said they should design one for glasses. I would one myself if I could. It is pretty uncomfortable because I'm having to clean all the time. If I have a hood or umbrella, doesn't really bother me. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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