Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Midland, Michigan, USA

Midland Country Club

Inbee Park

So Yeon Ryu

Quick Quotes


Q. We're here with Inbee Park and So Yeon Ryu, in at 3-under. Can you walk us through the day?

INBEE PARK: Yeah, our teamwork was great today. I missed a couple of shots and So Yeon missed a couple of shots and we really did well for each other, made a lot of good up-and-downs, and when we had the opportunity we were able to make birdies.

Despite that we never saw the golf course, it was a pretty good round, so happy with that.

Q. You've never seen this golf course before teeing off today?

SO YEON RYU: Well, we were supposed to play the pro-am yesterday, and then because of the rain the tournament had canceled, so we didn't get the chance to play the rest of the holes we wanted to play.

I didn't know like front nine, and she didn't know pretty much the entire golf course. Like she said, I think our teamwork was really great, and even without knowing the golf course, I think we just know each other really well like how to work it out.

I wish I played a little better, but I think it was great.

Q. You two play a lot together, but you don't play alternate-shot a lot. When was the last time you did this together?

INBEE PARK: It has to be maybe like last year or a couple years ago maybe in the Champions Trophy in Korea, in my event. We always play probably at least once or twice a year as a team, sometimes four-ball, sometimes alternate-shot.

Yeah, it was fun playing alternate-shot. Less golf and less striking balls, less putting. I really enjoyed watching So Yeon playing today.

Q. So Yeon, you've always been known as one of the best ball strikers out here; how much fun is it to play with the best putter in the world?

SO YEON RYU: Well, I actually want to say Inbee just became one of the best ball strikers in the world. I genuinely believe she's one of the best ball strikers out there for sure. To be honest, I was a little struggling with my long game today, and then we just managed to -- she was going to hit more and that I was going to putt more, and then I think just worked it out well.

I think I didn't miss many putts --

INBEE PARK: She putted great. I didn't putt that good.

SO YEON RYU: She hit like many great shots, so I think our teamwork was really, really nice.

Q. Are you excited about going into tomorrow where it is best ball?

INBEE PARK: Very excited, yeah. Let's make a lot of birdies.

SO YEON RYU: I think best ball is also a little less stressful. We just play our own ball and then we just like try to make a lot of birdies.

INBEE PARK: Yeah, 10 birdies is our goal.

SO YEON RYU: That's the goal.

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