Q. Okay, here with Auston Kim after her second round at the Honda LPGA Thailand. Amazing round today. Just talk through what really stuck out today for you?
AUSTON KIM: Yeah, I stayed really patient today. I didn't have a super hot start, but I definitely made a couple first six, seven holes and was making good putts and seeing good lines.
So I just stuck to it. I was hitting really good shots and I just stayed in the moment and that worked out pretty well.
Q. First time playing here, correct? What's it like to come to a new site and adjust and get the feel of things?
AUSTON KIM: Yeah, it's pretty interesting. Just, again, feel like a rookie again first time here, but not letting it be too much of a mental challenge.
It's like any other week. I map out the course. I have a plan. I'm just trying to make birdies, and it worked out. I love playing on bermuda, so it was a lot of fun.
Q. Some of these greens definitely look a little tricky just looking at 18 right there. How do you kind of combat that throughout the week and really stay patient?
AUSTON KIM: I think it's important that a lot of the pins out here you don't really have to go for them. Like if you're 30 feet away and just two-putt for par that is perfectly fine and you're probably gaining half a stroke on the field. People go for it and then you end up extremely short-sided.
It's important to be smart and leave about 20 foot putts. I have a lot of faith in the putter right now so I can make some good putts.
Q. That's good to hear. Is that something you work on a lot during the offseason?
AUSTON KIM: Yeah, just having more faith in myself, playing with more self-belief; also working on what's good and just trying to make it better every single day.
Q. Is there anything fun you did in the offseason? I saw fun pictures on Instagram here and there. Or what you enjoyed most about it I guess.
AUSTON KIM: I visit my sister up in Nashville and we went to Disney World together, so that was fun. We went for a couple days. By the third day we were really tired but it was a lot of fun.
Q. Second year out here now; no longer a rookie. What would you say is a general lesson you learned from last year?
AUSTON KIM: There were a lot of lessons last year, but I think it's important for me to remember that I'm out here for a reason. I earned my card. All the girls out here are really, really good.
For a person to earn their spot out here is a really big deal. For me to be playing here at a limited field event, it's something that I really cherish and very grateful for. Just got to believe in myself more.
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