An Interview With Katherine Hull
Katherine Hull, 71-69-68=208 (-8)
Hole 2, 177-yard par 3: birdie – 5-iron to five feet
Hole 4, 448-yard par 5: eagle – 7-wood to 45 feet
Hole 5, 378-yard par 4: bogey – missed fairway, second shot through the green, blade wedge from the fringe to 20 feet, two putt
Hole 6, 502-yard par 5: birdie – 5-iron to 12 feet
Hole 8, 170-yard par 3: birdie – 7-iron to five feet
Hole 9, 373-yard par 4: bogey – three putt from 35 feet
Hole 10, 380-yard par 4: birdie – 9-iron to one foot
Hole 12, 371-yard par 4: birdie – pitching wedge to three feet
Hole 14, 139-yard par 3: bogey – three putt from 12 feet
Hole 15, 380-yard par 4: birdie – 9-iron to four feet
Hole 16, 463-yard par 5: birdie – on green in two, two putt from 75 feet
Hole 18, 354-yard par 4: double bogey – left off the tee, second shot from 122 yards into bunker, short out of bunker, chip, missed six-foot bogey putt
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: Katherine, thanks for coming in and joining us today. I know you didn't have the finish you wanted to there on 18, but, nonetheless, looks like you're just four shots out of the lead.
And I think I looked back and at Canada going into the final round you were six strokes out of the lead and you came back to win your first LPGA Tour event, so anything is certainly possible; right?
KATHERINE HULL: Absolutely.
Kind of disappointed, obviously, with the last hole, but I know if I start out strong tomorrow I'll be happy, and, obviously, see what happens at the end.
ASHLEY CUSHMAN: You had some solid rounds you put together to really climb up the leader board the past three days. Can you just talk about the golf course and how you are playing. This is the fist year you had the chance to play here at Mobile.
KATHERINE HULL: Yeah, the golf course reminds me of a lot of courses back home in Australia because we get the humidity on the east coast where I live. Obviously, the muted grass grows there, and I'm kind of use to the grain on the green. So I guess that's why I feel comfortable out there.
Q. To end a round like that, particularly a round that you had going so well, what do you take from that going to tomorrow and how do you push that out of your mind?
KATHERINE HULL: I'll probably forget about it in about ten minutes because -- I mean, the bottom line is I shot 68 and played pretty well. I only really had a couple bad swings out there. So you got to look at the positives, build on those and kind of take that confidence into tomorrow.
Q. Not to make you remember it any more, but the bunker shot, what happened on that, on 18?
KATHERINE HULL: Just lost all focus. I guess I haven't had a lot of bunker shots and kind of probably took it a little for granted.
Q. I think this is the third tournament in a row, if I am not mistaken, that you've played really well. I think you had a win two tournaments ago. Just talk about how you are playing right now?
KATHERINE HULL: I've been swinging it pretty well this year. Obviously, once your confidence kind of gets a little boost, then you kind of ride it as long as you can. And, you know, everything's kind of clicking.
So it's nice finally because the hard work's paying off. But you've got to still continue to work through the process and execute your plan. You can't slack off; especially out here because we've got so many great players and anyone can win and you just got to keep working harder.
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