Q. Four birdies, four bogeys. Just talk a little bit about the round.
SAKURA KOIWAI: So it was good that I made four birdies; however, especially the nine holes I made three bogeys, and that is something regretful, especially that I made birdie on 18th hole every day so far.
So tomorrow I would like to finish strong.
Q. How are you going to approach 18 differently tomorrow to make sure you avoid that again?
SAKURA KOIWAI: So right now I think that I'm very -- having the hit stable; however, for the 18th hole I have to make sure that increase the accuracy of tee the shot and the second shot.
And if I make any mistakes it will lead to bogeys, so I have to be careful about accuracy of those two hits.
Q. Third U.S. Open. Missed the cut the first time. I believe T20 second time. This is potentially your best finish. What have you learned that helped you get this far?
SAKURA KOIWAI: So rather than -- I don't know what I learned, but that this course, which is considered one of the very difficult courses, and I am hitting pretty well, so that means that I'm getting good at the accuracy of the shots. So that is giving my confidence, too.
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