Q. Okay, here with Brianna Do after the first round of the 2026 Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba. Another great round here. You had a lot of great rounds here last year. Talk about today's round.
BRIANNA DO: You know, I was first off this afternoon, so that was nice. The greens were receptive. Having a good week here last year brought good vibes coming back, so I was excited to be back here and try and better how I played last year.
Q. You opened really strong today, too. Can you talk about those first couple holes for you and what was the feeling like?
BRIANNA DO: Yeah, I mean, I hit some close shots and I think on one of the holes I had a putt from the fringe from about 20 feet or so and I made that. Momentum was on my side and I birdied I think four of the first five.
That kind of gave me a good start and a good cushion to kind of play aggressive the rest of the round.
Q. You mentioned too as well, we were talking about last year, what memories do you have thinking back? Last year was a different year. When you think back to walking around here last year...
BRIANNA DO: I think for some reason playing in the wind helps me kind of just play golf. If that makes sense, instead of like playing a golf swing.
And so I actually had my U.S. Open qualifier, I don't know, like two weeks ago or a week ago, and it was very windy, so it kind of helped me prepare myself for this week mentally just like, okay, it's super windy. Let's just play golf. Like feel the golf course out instead of trying to (indiscernible) out there.
Q. Yeah. And talk about that, too. I know between that and travel and here is a lot of travel. What's it been like this season for you?
BRIANNA DO: It's been a little crazy. I got into a few events earlier this year that I didn't think I would get into, so a few last minute plans change.
But, you know, that comes with the territory that we're doing. It's fun. I still enjoy it. I'm ready for what's ahead.
Q. Out there working on your driver and I belive 7-iron I think it was.
BRIANNA DO: Just to get a few warm-down swings, get some good feels going into tomorrow as well. I hit it pretty well but there is a few things that I would like to feel a little better about.
Mostly warm-down and better feels for tomorrow.
Q. We were talking about the hotel. What is it about this week? A lot of players mentioned vacation mode a little bit. You're still here to work, but a lot of other fun and relaxing things to do.
BRIANNA DO: Yeah. Oh, definitely, it's hard not to be in vacation mode here. At the same time, I'm able to turn on work mode. So like Monday, Tuesday, I was out here, tee'd off by 7:15, 7:30, played nine holes each day, and was in the pool by 2:00.
So I think this also helps with maybe playing well for the week for me, it's like I'll get my work in and then I'm able to relax instead of like constantly thinking about golf or just constantly stressing a little bit.
So this is a good week to work and then relax.
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