Q. A second round 69. How are you feeling after day two?
MIN LEE: I mean, as you can see, my score is very colorful. I don't know what happened today, but just some dropped some doesn't drop. There are some miss shot for me from the front.
But, I mean, I had more birdies, so that's all important things, right?
Q. Always a plus. What do you say to yourself when you find yourself in that rut where you're going back and forth between birdie bogey, birdie bogey?
MIN LEE: I don't really think about it. I just making fun of myself that, oh, I made a birdie and I made a bogey. I had more birdies and bogey than I had for par. Because on my scorecard I had first six holes birdie and bogey and then the last three holes were par.
Pretty much the same for the front nine and back nine. I was making fun of myself that when we are on the 7th -- I mean 16th hole and I just joking to my caddie, I had more birdies than my pars. So I was just joking to myself, but I mean, I'm happy about it.
Q. You were finding the positives where you could.
MIN LEE: Yeah, I'm trying to. (Laughter.)
Q. You talked yesterday with Zach about how much more confident you're feeling in your game. Whenever you're able to rebound off some of the bogeys like you did today, does it just increase your confidence?
MIN LEE: I don't really think about making a bogey is going to knock me down or making a birdie is going to give me more confident. I just try to do whatever I need to do, just try to play the best I can.
First few holes my swing was a little off and then finally got it back. Maybe it was just cold in the morning maybe. I don't know. But, yeah, on the back nine was a lot better.
Q. This is definitely one of the more challenging course we play throughout the year. Do you find it one of the most challenging that you've played in a little bit?
MIN LEE: Definitely. This course has always been my favorite and is always one of the toughest one just because, I mean, the design and also the grass. If you're in the rough it's just very hard to get out of it is and try to stop it on the green.
I just try to play the best I can and have a lot of positive thoughts throughout these 18 holes.
Q. I was talking to Charley Hull who said she loves a challenging course like this. I'm assuming you are into more of those challenging courses.
MIN LEE: I don't really think about it. I just play whatever -- wherever we go. But I like this course just because, I mean, I had a really good memories the past few years, and then my friend lives in San Jose very close to here.
So I just like here. It's give me a lot of positive thoughts.
Q. You're towards the top of the leaderboard after the second day. You'll head into the weekend very much up there. What do you say to yourself and what is the mindset as you take on the weekend?
MIN LEE: I mean, still just try to play my game and try to be smart and play the best I can.
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