ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer

Saturday, June 11, 2022

Galloway, New Jersey, USA

Seaview, A Dolce Hotel

Nasa Hataoka

Quick Quotes


Q. Here with Nasa Hataoka coming off her second round at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer. How did you find the course today, and was it any different than yesterday?

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, I think greens are really a little bit softer than yesterday and I was trying to get to the pin, but some shot stay short.

But bogey-free today was good.

Q. What was the best part of your golf game today? What was going well for you?

NASA HATAOKA: I think my iron shots really good from the fairway, and from the rough was good.

Q. Okay. It's going to be a crowded leaderboard tomorrow. How aggressive do you have to stay out there? You probably got to shoot a low score to stay up on the leaderboard.

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, probably two, three shots behind to the leader, so I need to aggressive -- I need to be aggressive, shoot 65, yeah.

Q. Does it change your strategy at all that there is other players above you or that it might rain tomorrow?

NASA HATAOKA: I think greens little more soft because rain today and tomorrow, so going to try to be more aggressive from the second shot.

Q. So you mentioned more aggressive. Is it also important to be consistent? You've had two minus three rounds in a row.

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, yes. Yeah, same.

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