Q. Bianca, solid 4-under 67 in round three, moving day.
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: Thanks.
Q. Start on the front nine. Bogey-free including birdies at 1, 3, and 7. Any one of those in particular stand out as helping you get going for the day? I imagine 1 was pretty nice.
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: Yeah, 1 was good. I think starting off the day with a birdie was pretty good. Started off on a good note.
I think that helped with my momentum, even after the first hole. Made me feel good about my round. Next birdie came on hole No. 3, the Par-5. I tried to go for it in two. Was just right of the green, so I chipped it pretty close; another good birdie.
Same with the par-5, 7. Tried going for it in two and I was just right? Probably an inch of the green, and two-putted for birdie. I would say there were good birdies. I feel like I still left a couple out there, a couple short putts, but overall it was a solid round.
Q. You birdied all three the par-5s, 3, 7, and 15. How big was that and how big can that be again for tomorrow to maybe even go lower on a couple of those?
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: I guess it's good that I was able to take advantage of those par-5s. It was kind of my goal. They did move up the tee on 15, so that helped a lot. It was funny, because hit my drive and I didn't see where it was going because it was going right. I was just like, Just stay safe. I'm having a pretty good round right now, so just stay in the fairway.
Yeah, sure enough, it was a really good drive. It was easy to remember because I had the same club into all the greens on all of the par-5s. It was definitely a good round and I'm really happy I was able to take advantage of all the par-5s.
Q. What club was that?
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: 5-iron.
Q. 5-iron?
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: Yes.
Q. You just had one blemish on the card, 16. What happened?
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: I think it was just all mental. I missed a very, very short putt that I could have easily made. It was probably a three-footer. I guess it was just like a mental lapse.
I just went over the putt and was probably very complacent about it and just missed it. So I took my time on the next putt because I think it was a longer putt than the first one.
So I took my time and just tried to reassemble my thoughts and just stick to my routine, and that was pretty much it.
It was just a mental mistake I would say.
Q. They moved 18 up too.
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: Yes, they did.
Q. You're one of the longer hitters out here. How close were you to the green, if not on it?
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: I hit a 3-wood off the tee and pulled it, so I was like, I'm in the bunker, but I carried the bunker and I ended up back of the green.
Q. Back of the green?
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: Yes, I did. (Laughing) I was just like I one-handed it and I looked at my caddie and I was like, I pulled it, it's in the bunker. Then I saw it carried the bunker and I was just like stopped. Ended up back of the green. I hit a really good chip. It was a four-footer and I just missed it.
I over-read the putt, but yeah, it was -- it was all right.
Q. That's impressive.
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: Thank you.
Q. Obviously reshuffle after this week. Everybody knows your story, solid year you had and stinky rules and everything like that and the limited opportunities you've had this year. You're making the most out of this week.
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: Uh-huh, yeah.
Q. Obviously tomorrow can be a big round for not only this tournament finishing high but for the rest of your year. How are you looking at it?
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: I guess it is what it is. I can't really do anything about it. I guess at first I was a little frustrated, but at the same time, the LPGA did a great thing. They couldn't just make last year mandatory for everyone. It was a tough year.
Like you said, I'm just really making the most out of the tournaments that I can play. I haven't really played good events, but like you said, especially for this week, I know it's a big week for me, so I'm just trying to take advantage of that and just trying to play good golf out here.
Q. Yeah. With what you were able to accomplish today and how you saw some of the holes and how they shaped up with some shorter numbers, are you hoping to even lower tomorrow to make a big dent on the leaderboard?
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: I mean, hopefully I can try to go lower. I do have shorter clubs in on some of the par-4s, so I hope to also take advantage of that.
I feel like for the most part most of my wedges are pretty sharp today, so I'm really happy to see where my game is going. Yeah, hopefully go low, but at the same time, try not put that much pressure on myself and just enjoy it out here.
Q. Absolutely.
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: Yeah.
Q. If you had hit driver on 18 where would you have been? Could you have carried 10 tee box?
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: My caddie and I were joking about it probably. He was teasing me. He said, Probably one tee. I said, That's too far. I think somewhere in 10 tee box.
Q. Somewhere in the gully over here. Well thanks, Bianca. Good luck tomorrow.
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN: Yeah, thank you.
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