THE MODERATOR: All right, pleased to be joined by Jeeno Thitikul here at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. Jeeno, first start at this event since 2024, but some great finishes, two top 10 finishes for you at this event.
What is it about this event that brings out the best of your game?
JEENO THITIKUL: I think, I mean, the course is going to like kind of makable course. I mean, you had like par-5 that you can really go for two; depend on the wind. But, I mean, like especially 18; definitely what wind you have you definitely can go for two.
Then I think the course wasn't like that, you know, long that you can't able to make it. But I feel like just really birdie bombs that you can do it out there, especially if you had really good wedge games.
Q. You said this course is very gettable. How does it suit your game though?
JEENO THITIKUL: I don't know. I mean, I trying to, you know, find like my suited course in my career. I feel like I don't have one that suit, suit, but I feel like I trying to do the best on every single courses that we are.
This one maybe I think the green is easier than another -- you know, especially Riv. I mean, it felt easier to me to be able to comfortable the putts, and also the rough wasn't that, you know, thick around the green that we can't get up and down.
Q. Yeah. This week is all about giving back. Meijer and Simply Give do a ton for their communities. You have been nominated however for the Dow Impact Award for also giving back to your community. Just talk about what an honor it is to be nominated for that award and maybe share some of the work you've been doing.
JEENO THITIKUL: Yes, I think my position I always take from other -- you know, I take from sponsor, I take from the fans, I take from all the like team that I have. They spend a lot of time to me. That's why I feel like I take a lot from all the people, and then in my position I feel like my words is kind of bigger than another. Like if you're on the spotlight, when you said something it's impacted more than just normal people that not really said it.
So I feel I can be the leader to be said. I do think our community, like Thailand, we still -- it definitely a bunch of people that we still need like attentions and also like they're waiting for our support to do it.
So my first year like my first charity years I did for school. So we built like -- not like a big school, but we built a building, like a school buildings for them to be able to study. Just such a standard, you know, building. Not just sit on the floor and then studying.
I feel like they need a support from us because I feel like studying, it's everything. It's make people make a good future for our country.
This year we do medical supplies. Like we bought some supplies that the (indiscernible) and hospital need and they don't have enough money to be able to buy some big supplies like they can; maybe it's not fast enough.
So I think what we help, it just really fulfill my heart that, you know, like when you're at this position you take a lot but you have time to be able to give back. Like giving back to our community always make us the best to living life.
And then they got study and then hospital got more opportunities for us to be able to like -- you don't have to wait that long to be able to just wait for like, you know, for the doctors, for everything.
Just really like helpful.
Q. As mentioned, you haven't been here in a while. Why did you want to come back and play in this tournament this year?
JEENO THITIKUL: Actually, I love Meijer. I love being here on this golf courses because like I play really well on my rookie year, and then the schedule kind of not really suiting us much.
That's why like it's before major. And then like it's always before KPMG. I think this year KPMG wasn't that far away to be able to fly it out, so I think it's easier for me to do this year.
It's really depend on KPMG one where we're at, but I feel like coming here also kind of test of my game before going to majors, too.
So that's how I choose to come here, to see what I'm doing out there on the course and be able to build on the course before the major as well. I mean, like I love this course.
Q. Yeah. You are obviously golfing really well this year. What are you hoping to see from your game this week before the major?
JEENO THITIKUL: It's just really like we always want to see the good shots and we always want to see, you know, perfectionist shots that we can. Obviously not going to happen all the time for sure.
What I want to see is just like I want to confirm myself that my ball is still on track, like my shot is still on track; the putter is getting better; the short game is still there and then better.
I feel like that's what we kind of track on every single week that we play, and then it just getting ready for the major.
Q. Scores here are usually pretty low, but it might be rainy; it might be a little windy. How are you planning to adjust to all that?
JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, I'm not really well on hitting in the rain. I mean, I don't like playing in the rain, but, I mean, the show must go on. I mean, golf, I think golf is toughest sport that's whatever weather you have to go out there and play.
I feel like it's really test the game, test your mentality sides, and also really, you know, patience side that you have.
So I think it's just really fun for me even the tough weather is coming.
Q. Coming up on two more majors KPMG next week and Evian later on. What are you going to work on as we head into those two big majors?
JEENO THITIKUL: I think I always work on everything on my game. It's always a room of improvement every like -- like every day I would say; not just like week or a year.
But like I feel like majors are a week that we really expecting to be good, good. But at the same time, if you really expect too high and then you're like this -- like I mean, like confident was going go so low when you see a bad shot. So I think we just trying to do things on the same side, on the same way that we have been doing for a while.
Because if not, you know, your game not going to be good if you're not like focusing enough. I think major is really week that I think you need a lot of patience and a good game.
THE MODERATOR: Perfect. Thank you so much, Jeeno.
JEENO THITIKUL: Thank you.
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