Q. All right, here with Sei Young Kim after her first round here at the JM Eagle LA Championship. One of the only bogey-free rounds I've seen today. How hard was that to achieve on this course? What did you think about the round today?
SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah, this year is new course. I like this course though. Little hilly, especially first hole; feel like hiking.
Yeah, and then, yeah, it's a great golf course and great shape. Yeah, I'm very enjoy play the 18 today without the bogey.
Yeah, especially par-5 it's kind of good advantage, but it's not easy. If you miss a green it's going to be birdie or bogey. Yeah, it's a good test for the golf.
Q. Did you start on the front or back today?
SEI YOUNG KIM: Front.
Q. So ended with four birdies in the last five holes?
SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah.
Q. Nice.
SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah.
Q. How great was that feeling towards the end of the round to put that together?
SEI YOUNG KIM: Good, good. Yeah, strong finish is good momentum. I had a lot of time for tomorrow, so I am going to rest and then ready for tomorrow.
Q. How would you describe your game coming into this week?
SEI YOUNG KIM: I mean, I practice last week at my home in the Dallas. I was like just focus on my short game and chipping. Wasn't strong the last two tournament, my chipping and then putting.
So, yeah, I mean, this week it's better than, yeah, last couple tournaments.
Q. You just came in saying about how cold is it. Do you enjoy these sort of...
SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah, yeah. I mean, when turn the back nine it was like drop the temperature so feel like freezing my hands.
Yeah, I want to go to the Jacuzzi I feel like. Yeah, it's good. It was good. Better than hot weather.
Q. What's the biggest challenge on this golf course?
SEI YOUNG KIM: Every tee shot is not easy. Like a lot of the dogleg, and then couple -- most hole like both sides bunker, so how you keep the middle of the fairway.
Yeah, whatever is bunker or dogleg is just keep the fairway -- middle of the fairway is really good for make the good score. (Laughter.)
Yeah.
Q. How are you planning on staying focused and keeping this momentum going into tomorrow's round?
SEI YOUNG KIM: I don't know. I don't think about it yet. After interview I go back to hotel and then, yeah, I will think about it. Then I can tell you tomorrow. (Laughter.)
Q. After the Jacuzzi.
SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah, after the Jacuzzi. That's right.
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