Q. All right, here with Jiwon after her first round at the Meijer. 5-under 67. Just briefly walk us through the day today. How was everything going out there?
JIWON JEON: I started with actually two bogeys to begin with. I think I just had really bad judgment on like those two shots on No. 1 and 2 on the fairway.
But I knew my game was pretty good for the -- it fits to the course, so I just tried to trust myself along the way. Did well. I hit a lot of fairways. I hit a lot of greens. When I had the chances on those par-5s out there, like some of the holes are reachable, so I try to make birdie out there at least.
Like some of the short par-4s, if it's a green light I just went for it. I made a lot of birdies out there, so overall I'm pretty happy with what I played today?
Q. You said you kind of found something after the first two holes. Hit every green after that. What did you find after those first two holes? Was it just distance control? What kind of happened?
JIWON JEON: I didn't want to say that, but actually I hit a wrong club on the first. I thought I had 54 in my hand and I actually hit 58, so I had no chance to get it on the green. It was kind of embarrassing. I was really mad at myself on the first hole.
I hit an absolutely perfect shot on that one so there is nothing to doubt with my golf game. I just try to focus, get the right club throughout the round.
And, yeah, on the second hole, too, I hit a great shot. I think I just had a really bad judgment on landing number, so I tried to fix that throughout the round. And then, yeah, I did pretty well for the rest of the round.
Q. And you mentioned the par-5s as well. A lot of people that have come in near the top of the leaderboard are really taking advantage of those par-5s. How important are those for not just today, but the rest of the week?
JIWON JEON: Yeah, I think at least two of them are reachable, and No. 8, they moved the tee back for this year, so if you have a chance to go for the green. I think it's really like important to like actually go for the greens here so at least you have birdie, like guaranteed on those par-5s.
. So it's really crucial to having a good two shots on those par-5s. You know, some of the holes you see a lot of bunkers out there, so absolutely you got to have a good target line there and just make sure you just focus on the target and hit the target and go for it from there.
Q. And then obviously one of the later tee times today. Getting right back out there tomorrow morning. Do you prefer that late/early when you play well in the first round?
JIWON JEON: Well, sometimes yes, sometimes no. But I mean, like it's like 7:30 right now and I have tee time at 9:14, so I still have some time I guess to have dinner and, you know, time to get massage or something, get treatment.
But, yeah, I don't mind, especially when I'm playing well on the first day in the afternoon. I think the momentum kind of carries on to the next day, so I can make sure I stay focused for the next day as well practice.
So kind of like this wave as well.
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