Q. Commiserations coming up short on home soil is never an easy thing but how proud are you of the fight that you showed?
JEONG WEON KO: Very proud. I've been under pressure the first couple holes, and I handled it very well. I think the crowd has been amazing. They have put me back into like where I was feeling comfortable and they have been like a big huge part of this performance.
Q. We spoke yesterday about how calm you are and how you like to keep your emotions in check, but two eagles later, you were fist-pumping in the air, getting the crowd behind, and could tell you really enjoyed yourself.
JEONG WEON KO: The plan this weekend was to play with the crowd and enjoy the moment. Whenever I felt pressure, I think just having that positive energy and feeding from that was really important for me.
When I was not doing that and I was trying to focus on my own thing, I think I was like more on the result and kind of getting more pressure on myself. Those fist pumps and those roars were like really feeding me and, yeah, it was a nice moment. Very nice.
Q. Coming into this week, we knew that you always had to fight for your card, so how much confidence does this give you going into the rest of the season?
JEONG WEON KO: A lot, I would say. Like I've been playing good the last two weeks and I've been really happy with the way I've been striking the ball. I think the putter was a bit off.
Just trusting myself and coming into the weeks towards the end of the season, I think this kind of performance can really help me have even more confidence. This is my best result in three years. So I can really, like, boost my confidence up from this.
Q. As well as confidence, what have you learned?
JEONG WEON KO: I learned that I need to express myself a little bit more; that, like, having -- smiling the whole round really is a positive for me, and it's maybe my signature in a way.
So I think I shouldn't, like, shy way from it and just accept it and just smile the whole time and maybe it's going to help me perform in the future.
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