NW Arkansas Championship

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Rogers, Arkansas, USA

Pinnacle Country Club

Chella Choi

Quick Quotes


Q. All right, here with Chella Choi after her second round. First, I heard the big roar over there. Tell me about that last big putt that you just had for birdie.

CHELLA CHOI: I really want to make a birdie last hole, because if I make a birdie like my best score this year, so I really focus on my game.

But I little miss my second shot, so I got in (indiscernible) Third shot I have chance for birdie putt, like 39 feet. I made it.

Q. That is so awesome. When did you realize it was like your best round of the year and when did that come into your mind?

CHELLA CHOI: I have a good memories here and I have like a -- right now my shot and my putting is really good. I just focus on my shot and putting and I trying to make a lot of good speed. I made a lot of the birdie today.

Q. How are the greens out here? Do they make your putting easy?

CHELLA CHOI: This morning it's better than yesterday. A lot of pitch mark in the green. But greens very smooth, like not much divot, like perfect lie. Like my putting stroke, like ball is going through my read.

So putting is really good today and I made a lot of birdies. I'm really happy.

Q. How do you find those birdie opportunities? Were you hitting it close to the pin, making great putts?

CHELLA CHOI: My shot and putting was really good today, so I made nine birdies.

Q. So now that you're sitting near the top of the leaderboard, what's the plan tomorrow? Do you have to be aggressive tomorrow? Do you have to shoot a low score? What's the plan?

CHELLA CHOI: It's very exciting. I have a lot of good memory here, four, five time top 10. So right now very good position, and I like little follow, like two, three strokes, and I have a chance. More good shot and make a birdie and make a putt and one more days.

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