Blue Bay LPGA - Second-Round Notes & Interviews
Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa hits a shot during day three of the 2014 Blue Bay LPGA at
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course on October 25, 2014 in Hainan Island, China
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf CourseSanya, China
Second-Round Notes
October 25, 2014
Rolex Rankings No. 25 Jessica Korda (-11)
Rolex Rankings No. 42 Lee-Anne Pace (-11)
Rolex Rankings No. 6 Michelle Wie (-9)
Excerpts:REDUCED BUT STILL OFFICIALThe LPGA has been lucky when it comes to good weather this season and has not had an event reduced to 54 holes yet this year until this week in China. The last event to be reduced was the 2013 Evian Championship in its debut year as a major. Sunday’s forecast in Sanya calls for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. In order for an event to be counted as official, 36 holes need to be completed.
Players were thrown into a guessing game on when play would be able to resume on the weekend at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course but for many players, the reduction from 72 holes to 54 holes did not change their game plans all that much.
“I mean yes and no. It’s tough with the rain. We still don’t know what it’s going to look like tomorrow,” said Korda. “Today it was supposed to be 90 percent chance and yesterday it was like 60 or 70. So every day is completely different, and we’re just trying to play. I don’t think the mindset is very different. I think the girls are going to be making birdies regardless, and so you just gotta limit the mistakes and keep up with them.”
Michelle Wie, who was just one shot off the lead to start the second round on Saturday, said that she was happy to put herself in a good position early on.
“Yeah. I was in a good position,” said Wie. “I think if I was a couple more shots back, I would have felt more urgent, but definitely one more round. I’m definitely a couple shots back. I just need to make it up tomorrow.”
Rolex Rankings No. 6 Michelle Wie (-9)Q. 18 with a birdie. That had to feel good, but you played very, very well. Overall thoughts?
MICHELLE WIE: I hung in there today. It was one of those days where I hit a couple of loose shots, and just things didn't feel as comfortable as they did yesterday, but it was one of those rounds where I just kept it together, had some good par putts, and yeah, just one of those things where I just kind of I hung in there, felt good coming in, so hopefully tomorrow feel a lot more comfortable and make some more birdies.
Q. Give me the background on the delay. Do anything special? Just probably ate and sat a lot?
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah. Ate, sat. Getting stiff, so I tried to roll, see the physio, just trying to keep loose, went to the gym a couple of times, but yeah, mostly just being patient and trying not to get frustrated. There's really nothing anyone can do. It's pretty amazing how great the golf course drained.
I mean Cristie, we were like sitting on the ground today like while we were waiting and it was absolutely dry. It was so try, and it's crazy. It's pretty phenomenal what they did with the bunkers and how they got the course ready in that short of time. I think any other course if we got that much rain we'd be done for the week. So it's pretty phenomenal.
Q. Did the mindset change now that it's 54, a little bit more of urgency or did you just stick to the plan that it was third round?
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah. I was in a good position. I think if I was a couple more shots back, I would have felt more urgent, but definitely one more round. I'm definitely a couple shots back. I just need to make it up tomorrow.
Q. A lot more flop shots I saw out there. How did the work around the greens feel?
MICHELLE WIE: Flop shots for days.
Q. All day. How did the short game feel?
MICHELLE WIE: Pretty good, yeah.
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