Q. So a 5-under round. How did it feel walking off that last green?
JANIE JACKSON: Disappointing back nine; pretty boring given the front nine. I think seven birdies in a row might be my new record. It was just one of those days where at least on the front I hit it really well.
I didn't make really any long putts. I was just hitting it pretty close. Yeah, just good ball striking on the front nine for sure.
And then back nine just sort of fizzled out a little bit. I came out and did what I needed to do, so I am happy with it.
Q. Started off a bogey but fired back with seven birdies in a row. Like you said, a new record. What was going through your head on the second hole and as it just kept happening?
JANIE JACKSON: Nothing really. I mean, I came out to start the day just with a mindset of I don't really -- not going to put a lot of the pressure on today. Whatever happens is going to happen. Like all I can really do is try to play my best.
This is a course that I've played on since I was in high school, so I know it. I haven't played it on the ton, but enough to know it. I mean, the bogey on the first hole was kind of silly. Just a poor approach shot and lousy three-putt. After that, ball striking really came together for the next eight, nine holes.
Again, I didn't strike it bad on the back. Just kind of bland.
Q. And then obviously two weeks of golf. It's a lot.
JANIE JACKSON: Yeah, yeah.
Q. Ups and downs, eight rounds, hard to maintain that consistency. How do you keep positive through, like you said, silly shots or bad shots and remind yourself there is so much golf left?
JANIE JACKSON: I mean, these two weeks are -- they're just really long, like you said. Eight rounds is a lot of golf. I'm pretty proud that I had no big numbers. I think that can be one of the things that can really be a speed bump in those two weeks. I made plenty of birdies.
So any time I got in any sort of place that might have caused some trouble or could have got worse, I just tried to play it smart from there. Eight rounds is so much golf. So much can happen. I would've loved to have gone deeper on the back nine, but we have four rounds left. I'm just happy that I came out and did what I needed to do so I can keep going on to next week.
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