Q. Lilia, dinner is going to taste good after that putt on 18.
LILIA VU: Thank you. Yeah, it was really fun.
Q. Yeah. Tell us about it. You hit it on the front edge of the green, the par-5. What a way to roll in an eagle. What kind of putt did you have?
LILIA VU: I had a really long putt from the front the green, back left pin. Was about 24 paces, and I just hit and hope on that one. (Laughter.)
Q. Well, you hit, hoped, and went in. Gives you the lead going into the final round. This is a massive event. $750,000 first place. Are you thinking about that? How are you out there today?
LILIA VU: I find I play my best when I'm having fun, so I'm just going to try and do that tomorrow.
Q. Yeah. Going to be playing with Lydia Ko again, world No. 1. You're just moving up in the world rankings, making a really impression yourself. How much do you enjoy playing with her?
LILIA VU: I have a lot of fun playing with her. I mean, when you play with good players you tend to play better, and she just hits the ball so well.
It's been fun.
Q. I bet. You're striping the ball beautifully. What has been the key for you this week? When you look at your own game, what are you particularly proud of?
LILIA VU: I was actually a little nervous coming here because it's the start of my season, first tournament of the year for me. I felt kind of rusty coming through.
And then once I started to trust myself the game just got better on its own.
Q. You have the lead and we wish you all the best of luck tomorrow.
LILIA VU: Thank you so much.
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