Q. Here now with Savannah Grewal after her first round here at the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by PNG. A fantastic round today, lots of birdies, an eagle even. Just what was working so well for you today?
SAVANNAH GREWAL: I felt like my putting was really solid. I've been struggling with my putting a little bit, but it was nice to have the last two weeks off to just kind of work on that, and yeah, felt like I putted it really well today.
Q. What were some of those things you were maybe working on and how good does it feel to see some of that hard work kind of pay off this round?
SAVANNAH GREWAL: Main thing for me was just making sure I was starting it on line and working with a metronome, making sure that my stroke had good timing. I felt like that made a huge difference, and it feels really good to see it pay off. I got to see it a bit during practice start to slowly come together. So it was nice to put it together in a tournament round.
Q. And talk about the eagle on 11 here. What went into that hole?
SAVANNAH GREWAL: Yeah. Hit a good drive off the tee, just kind of leaked a little right and ended up in the right rough. I think I had like 194 in, hit little punch 5-iron in, just trickled up onto the green, had about 15 feet and sunk it for eagle.
Q. Absolutely. Love that. What have you made of TPC River's Bend? Obviously you were to take advantage of it. How was this course maybe able to bring out some of your strengths?
SAVANNAH GREWAL: Yeah. I feel like the course is in really great condition, and it's a great challenge for us. I think for me, I hit it pretty long, and so the par-5s are pretty gettable. And so that definitely helped. I think I birdied almost all of them except for 18. So I feel like definitely my distance has helped me out here.
Q. And we're over the halfway point into your rookie season. How have you felt yourself grown as a person, a player, all that stuff since the beginning of the year?
SAVANNAH GREWAL: Yeah. I feel like I kind of went through a rough stretch in the middle of the year, felt like I was kind of just not doing mentally well off the golf course, and so that kind of bled in a little bit on the golf course. But I think just separating myself as a golfer versus as a person has been so important, just knowing that golf doesn't define me. It's something I do and I love to do, but it's not who I am.
Q. Absolutely. And then my last one, obviously former teammate, both on tour and at Clemson, Annabelle Pancake, Monday qualified. How awesome is it to see both of you guys playing in an LPGA TOUR, but not as a team at the Dow Championship.
SAVANNAH GREWAL: Oh, my gosh. It's been so much fun. I actually went and watched a few holes of her for the Monday qualifier, and it's just been so much fun to see her again. I think it had been like four or five months since I'd last seen her. So just to see her again, hang out with her. I mean her parents are both here and they're amazing, too. So it's been a lot of fun. And I mean, it's special anytime you get to see one of your teammates. We had a really close bond, so it was awesome.
Q. Absolutely. And then my last one. What will you take away from this round to maybe help kind of steamroll some confidence heading into the weekend?
SAVANNAH GREWAL: Yeah. I think just stay steady, stay where my feet are. I think I did a really good job of just staying present, not really worrying about what my score was too much, and I think I just gotta commit to my start line and trust my putting and that'll get me there.
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