Q. 5-under 67. Made a birdie on 17. Before that you had a couple more. Seemed like it was going pretty well for you. What was working so well?
LINNEA JOHANSSON: Yeah, no, you know, I started off great, two birdies early, and then just made a lot of pars, hit a lot of fairways, greens. Got a little tired of it. Felt like it was just like a little grind, and you start thinking about you have six more rounds and like a little walk in the park.
Then I figure we got to do something. We got to turn on something because that's what everyone else is doing. So after that I was just like, Okay, let's create some good birdie chances and I did, and happened to roll them in so that was good.
Q. What are some of your personal highlights today? Again, four birdies on the back nine.
LINNEA JOHANSSON: Yeah, I think I made those three birdies in a row there, 15, 16, 17, really good shots. After that I came off a little tired, wanted to be done and all of that.
So I think that that was a little highlight that I was able to, you know, get going even though I had four holes left and really fought until the end.
Q. You were a 2020 rookie and obviously had the second year rookie eligibility, which is nice. What have you learned from your first year to your second year?
LINNEA JOHANSSON: You know, I've been able to play a few LPGA events this year. Didn't do that well in the beginning, so it's been a rough year.
It's been a constant grind, and I just think you just got to have to stay patient. It's like you're getting out there, the girls are good, which they should be because it's the best players in the world.
So I think just stay patient, take every tournament you can to perform your best, stick to your game plan, and hopefully things will click eventually.
It'll take time, but you just got to like give it that time.
Q. Having been on the biggest stage of women's golf before, does that make these eight rounds any easier because you know what the pressure feels like?
LINNEA JOHANSSON: Obviously you want to get back there. That's the goal. But at the same time, I'm out here for eight rounds and I'm just trying to enjoy it as much as I can, embrace this opportunity to be here and play golf and hopefully get my card back and play on the LPGA, because obviously that's what I want.
But end of today it's a journey, and you just have to have fun and that's all I'm focusing on for now.
Q. Six more rounds. Somebody said earlier 108 more holes. Not like anyone is counting. What's the mindset heading into Saturday and Sunday here at Magnolia Grove?
LINNEA JOHANSSON: Yeah, just the same. Keep hitting fairways, trying to find big parts of the green, and one shot at a time. Bogeys will happen, doubles might happen, birdies will happen. You just got to keep going even though things goes against you.
I think that's what I'm going to focus on.
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