Q. Jeeno Thitikul, what a round of golf. Starting 3-over after two holes, how did you fight back and produce an incredible ten birdies?
JEENO THITIKUL: I think 3-over like after two holes kind of throwing back my three weeks off already from not competing.
And then I just told myself, it's, okay, whatever. Don't take it like personal because it's like two hole, like starting with (indiscernible,) which is mean not everything that you put in. So I just trying to keep up myself and then making birdies and birdies.
Q. Does that almost force you to make more birdies? Once you started you couldn't stop. It was amazing to watch.
JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, I mean, I don't know. I think the course kind of kept me like not thinking much sometime, and then golf as well just really taught me to be humbling and then keep going and going. It's just golf and the course as well, I mean, the green as well, which is like you don't need to think much because even then you can't predict anyway.
Q. A couple weeks off. How nice does it feel to bounce back and know you're here to party this week?
JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, it's so nice. I feel like I ligament my life without a golf -- like not a golfer life. Had a time off to reflecting, you know, life and then deep talk with my coach, my friend, kind of older friend, like 30 each.
Q. 30 years old, so wise friends?
JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, 30, 40 each. I don't know, I always have like bigger sister. I don't have friend that's kind of like my age. I think Ronni is the one who is like close to my age.
Q. Was it nice playing with Ronni as well today defending her title?
JEENO THITIKUL: I just ask her coming to this week, do you miss competing at all? Because she haven't been on the course. And then she is just like -- after the 18 hole, yes, I do. I told you. I don't think this is a hard question at all. But it's fun to -- I already told her like I haven't seen you hit the ball for so long.
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