Q. Here with Hannah Green. Up and down day is the only the way to describe that, but you fought hard. Made an eagle out there. Walk me through your day.
HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, I got off to a horrendous start I guess you could say. Just short-sided myself too many times today, so I was actually pretty happy with the 1-over score.
Just hit a couple of funny wedge shots and also didn't read the lies and the wind direction, so hopefully tomorrow I can do that a little bit better and like I want to do: hit more fairways and greens and less putts.
Q. When you're in contention obviously there is going to be a little bit of pressure. I know you're kind of a seasoned vet out here, but where do you find the ability to grit your way through something like that?
HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, it's hard. You know there are some opportunities on this golf course, but you also know there are a couple tough holes. You just have to stay patient like every other golf course, but it's hard when Lydia is breathing down your back and there are so many good scores from earlier in the day.
I even said to my caddie, Nate, do you think we're still in the Top 5, because I didn't see any leaderboards. He was like, oh, you're tied for the lead. I was like, oh, okay. I just assume people in front of me are playing well.
You can't expect them to play bad or like you are. Super surprised with that and just, yeah, happy I'm staying around there.
Q. This golf course has changed a lot in 24 hours. A little bit damp early in the week; has dried out quite a bit. Seems a little bit more Australian with the kikuyu and now the firm greens. How did you adjust today?
HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, it was tricky. We had a lot of front pins today, and I felt like I was always in between. Like the short club was never going to get there, and then a long club, hitting a half shot is not going to spin as much, it was always bouncing and going the 30 feet.
That time you actually did hit it close you really wanted to make at that putt. So it was tough. It did get pretty bumpy the last few holes, and even with how the sun, with the angle it was reflecting on the green you could see it a little bit more. So even just plays on your mental game trying to put a good stroke on it.
Played in it the last couple weeks, so I just got to make sure that I believe myself and try and hit as many good putts as possible.
Q. It seemed like when you started your round the wind was gusting and its worst. Talk a little bit about the conditions early on and both and you Lydia struggled and then you seemed to get it back together.
HANNAH GREEN: Yeah. I saw a couple of good scores on social media. Didn't really look at the leaderboard too much. I knew there was a possibility with some like tees being moved forward and par-5s being reachable.
So I knew it was possible to have a low one, but I didn't think it would be quite as gusty as what we had the first few holes. Yeah, Lydia and I both struggled. We were like, oh, God. This is not ideal being in the last group.
It actually dropped down a little bit once we got to the start of our back nine and we were kind of waiting for the wind to puff up a little bit. I feel like a couple times I probably hit at the wrong time, but how can you ever time that?
Yeah, hopefully tomorrow is nice, calm conditions. I have no idea what the forecast is, but we'll see.
Q. Second straight week right there in contention. Just talk about a little where your game is and your confidence level going into tomorrow.
HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, I'm feeling really good. I think I'm trusting my game a lot more than I have probably when we were in Asia. I played good but just didn't trust a couple of swings and shots.
So it's nice to come here to a new golf course and create new memories. I've made some great putts and hit some great shots, so that's all I'm going to try and think about tomorrow.
Q. Is it hard not to press a little bit when you want to break through and win again, and how do you prevent from doing that?
HANNAH GREEN: It's hard. Not going to lie, probably be a little bit nervous tomorrow. It has been a while since I've won on this big of a stage. And having Lydia behind me and playing with her, it's going to be tough. She can close out tournaments and obviously has a lot of wins under her belt.
I think nerves are good. It means it's worth my time and it means something to me, so I'm just really excited to go out there.
Q. Tell me a little bit about that final pairing, and Aussie and a Kiwi. Going to make it a little more fun, a little less pressure?
HANNAH GREEN: Yeah. I always love playing with Lydia. She's always great to play with and she always plays really well, so I feel like I can feed off her. I'm sure tomorrow we'll have a few more birdies. Hopefully less bogeys than today.
She's always great to chat to.
Q. And just mindset heading into tomorrow with a golf course that's likely to get more firm than it was today.
HANNAH GREEN: Yeah, I just hope that I can have a few more full shots in, not too many half shots. Obviously see what happens. I just want to get off to a better start than I did today, because I felt like I was really trying to make as many birdies as possible more so than what I was the first couple days.
So I feel like if it feels a little bit easier, then they will come.
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