Q. All right, here with Haeran after the first round at The Chevron Championship. Bogey-free; leader in the clubhouse. What was working so well for you? Only 24 putts out there. That helped a little bit.
HAERAN RYU: Yeah, that was amazing today because I change the putter last second round and more comfortable for my putting this week.
Yeah, it was amazing.
Q. What was the difference in the putter you're using now?
HAERAN RYU: My old putter is -- yeah, it was always miss it the open the face, but this putter is definitely (indiscernible) that miss it that putt.
So today I make some a lot of tricky one and then birdie chance, and, yeah, it's really good for me.
Q. Awesome. You played well here last year, too. Was that in your mind as you were playing today? Were you thinking about it as you were walking on some of the holes?
HAERAN RYU: Yeah, last year I had the great memory for this golf course, so I just want to do more easier and more calm and more comfortable for my golf.
Yeah, and today was my putter is pretty good and I just want to try to and trust in my golf.
Q. I heard you were very excited to see you were paired with Yani. Talk about why you were.
HAERAN RYU: Yeah, my father is big fan for Yani Tseng, but before I am turn to pro and she still in the professional golfer on LPGA Tour, my dad is not -- every day not see the TV on the LPGA Tour, but Yani on the top leaderboard and he told me, hey, come here and you can see this Golf Channel. Okay, Yani is going to the top. Yes!
Yeah, and I told this one is for the Yani and she said it's so thankful for your dad. Yeah, it was incredible day, yeah.
Q. Was there anything you took away from talking to her today and watching her, being with her after watching her growing up?
HAERAN RYU: Yeah, we were not so much talking about anything because we have in the tournament and just focus for the golf. We talking for the, yeah, winter training camp in Korea. She said I want to try. I said oh, yeah, I will tell you later.
Q. Had you had the putter that you switched for a long time? Had you been using the one you left behind for a long time?
HAERAN RYU: After the Match Play we have a week off, off week, only one week, so I was to practice a lot that putter. But I'm not sure to trust for that putter on the JM Eagle, so first round I'm not use that.
But my score is too bad first round and I just change it on the second round. It's pretty good day again. Yeah, and then I can trust it. I can change the putter this week.
Q. What was your day like yesterday? What did you plan to do and what did you end up doing with the weather delays?
HAERAN RYU: No, yeah, yesterday my plan was just to wake up early in the morning and quick practice nine holes and go back to airbnb. Yeah, still same. We finished before the storm.
Q. So you tee'd off really early.
HAERAN RYU: Yeah.
Q. Well played.
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