The Chevron Championship

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Rancho Mirage, California, USA

Mission Hills Country Club

Pajaree Anannarukarn

Quick Quotes


Q. Here with Pajaree Anannarukarn. Really solid start to your week here at Mission Hills; 4-under 68; clean card; no bogeys; four birdies. How are you feeling after a round like that?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: I think I feel good obviously. I been hitting it really good today off the tee as well as all the approach shots.

I gave myself a lot of birdie opportunities. I made some of them and, you know, missed some of them. But it's been a great solid round.

Q. Playing at a golf course like last week and then coming to a place like Mission Hills, how quickly were you able to make the adjustment this week?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: I mean, obviously I play nine holes on Monday and then Wednesday, so I been trying to see the green and how firm it is.

But it just been a really -- you know, obviously it's a major week. The conditions seem to be really tough.

But, yeah, I think I just probably learn a lot from those practice rounds, so I been hitting it, you know -- adjustment good.

Q. 12 of 14 fairways; 15 the 18 greens. How clutch is it to be a good ball striker at all course like Mission Hills?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: Definitely. Obviously if you leave yourself in the fairways, I think that's a good position where everybody wants to be obviously.

But, yeah, I just hit it really well today and didn't really miss a lot of fairways, so gave a lot of good angles going to the pin.

Q. What kind of confidence does a 4-under 68 give you heading into the rest of the week at the year's first major?

PAJAREE ANANNARUKARN: Yeah, I think it's just really -- I think it's a lot of confidence obviously when you play well, but I think I just really want to focus on, again, what you can do and control out there. Try not to think ahead; as always, just enjoy the game.

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