Q. Okay are here with Mi Hyang Lee after her first round at the Meijer LPGA Classic. Leader in the clubhouse right now. I just told you. You were very excited to hear that. How did it feel out there for you?
MI HYANG LEE: So my shot was great. I missed only two fairways. I think that's a lot of help for hit the green a lot, too.
And my iron distance control was really good today, so make more birdie chance. And I try to little change my putting stroke last week after U.S. Open. Then I think it was work.
It was really great practice last three days in here, so last night I talk to my caddie. I'm really excited to play. I really look forward to how I just playing on the green from this week or this weekend.
Yeah, and you know what? I think today is like a lot of lucky as well, too. I hit right of the green, just like three feet in the way.
So everything was perfect, yeah. It was lucky day.
Q. And can you talk about what you changed in your putting stroke?
MI HYANG LEE: So normally my putting stroke is short backswing and more follow-through. I'm going to try one by one, more compact stroke. And then my distance control way better, so even good thing is never short, so that's more chance, too.
My problem was 80% was short of the hole, so my caddie is -- I think most time is annoying to me maybe we have to pass the hole. But I think he just keeps say, oh, your distance control is way better, way better. Give me a lot of positive, too. It was a lot of help.
Q. Talk about the stretch from 5 to 10; four birdies and then an eagle. What was going so well on those holes?
MI HYANG LEE: I know, so I think No. 4 is par-5, right? Yes, my driver is next to the right bunker, and only front number is like 210, 215.
My 3-wood was like great, so I was just front of the green, like normal chip, but it was like five foot past it and missed the putt.
So I was little annoyed to by myself. It was tap-in birdie next par-3, and then another good drive and second shot and it was five foot and make birdie there.
And then another par-3 is coming. I little push the ball, but it was lucky to hit one of the hump and just kick left a little bit and was like three feet.
And par-5 was -- I pulled it so I missed -- first missed fairway, but good layup, and my third shot was 80 yards and it was almost four yards short of the hole and I made it.
And was good par save 9.
No. 10 is good drive and then I didn't expect I can hit the green there for my second shot, but was great line and good hit the 3-wood and then I made the green, so it was almost 24 feet like right to left eagle putt.
Then I didn't expect to make it, but just trying to make more distance control the putting but it was working.
Q. Great round.
MI HYANG LEE: Thank you.
Q. Did you feel this round was in you? 8-under is a great round. You missed the cut at U.S. Open. You did not play last week?
MI HYANG LEE: No.
Q. So the layoff, did you get a chance to regroup and were you fresh out there?
MI HYANG LEE: Yeah, so actually I was really look forward to play the U.S. Open because like links golf course and I love links golf course.
When I played at Erin Hills I talked to my caddie, I think here is my golf course. I can do lower. I can. But it was little disappointed by myself because I change my putter and it wasn't work; then I change back to my previous putter, so my original one last week. So I think it was work for this week as well.
Q. I know you won twice. What is your low competitive round on the LPGA? 10-under?
MI HYANG LEE: 62. (?) (Talking over one another.)
Q. I heard from your walking scores you easily could have been 10-under today.
MI HYANG LEE: But I never think about it because I mean, at the U.S. Open my putting was so bad, so my first goal was like just I want to trying to distance control on the putting green, more focused each shot.
I think I was little over pace at the U.S. Open, so I want to just back to normal, back to basics. I think that was work today.
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