Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale
Evian Masters Golf Club
Evian-les-Bains, France
July 23, 2009

First-round interviews: Becky Brewerton | In-Kyung Kim | Na Yeon Choi | Ji Young Oh

QUICK QUOTES: Wendy Ward | Karen Stupples | Michelle Wie | Lorena Ochoa

First-round notes

Trio takes lead at Evian Masters. A three-way tie among Becky Brewerton (32-35), In-Kyung Kim (35-32) and Na Yeon Choi (33-34) at 5-under-par 67 is how the leaderboard is shaping up after one round of the Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale. The mark is the lowest score to lead the event since Beth Daniel - who is commentating for the Golf Channel this week - led after the first round of the 2001 Evian Masters.

Brewerton, of Wales, was the last addition to the 90-player field, after her win on the Ladies European Tour last week at the Open de España femenino. She maintained par until the fifth hole, where she carded three birdies in a row. A birdie on the ninth and 10th holes gave her the outright lead at 5-under-par. She faltered on holes 13 and 14 with bogies, but made up the difference with birdies on holes 16 and 17.

Kim, a two-time LPGA Tour winner, carded a bogey-free round, including an eagle on the par-4, 11th hole with a 9-iron from 118 yards. Meanwhile, Choi - who lost to Helen Alfredsson in a three-hole playoff at the 2008 Evian Masters - had a back-nine surge to reach the 5-under-par 67 mark. Her birdies came on holes two, seven, nine, 15, 16 and 18 with a bogey on hole 10.

2009 Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale by the numbers
$3.25 million - the purse for the 90-player field; winner takes home $487,500;
20 - countries represented in the field;
3 - active LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Famers in the field: Juli Inkster, Se Ri Pak, Karrie Webb;
23 - of the top-25 players off the Rolex Rankings are in the field
7 - past champions in the field: Helen Alfredsson (1994, 1998, 2008), Natalie Gulbis (2007), Karrie Webb (2006), Paula Creamer (2005), Juli Inkster (2003), Rachel Hetherington (2001), Laura Davies (1995, 1996).
10 - years on the LPGA Tour schedule. The Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale has been hosted at Evian Masters Golf Club for 16 years.

Weather delays first round. Thunderstorms over Evian Masters Golf Club in Evian-les-Baines, France, delayed the first round of the Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale for one hour, 15 minutes. Rain and winds were present throughout most of the afternoon, but play was not officially suspended until 4:43 p.m., then resumed at 5:58 p.m. and the round was completed on Thursday night.

Three card eagles. A trio of young players found eagles during Thursday's first round of the 2009 Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale. First to card an eagle was rookie Stacy Lewis (36-35) on the par-4, 388-yard 10th hole with a pitching wedge from 125 yards. The ball landed just past the hole and spun back in. Lewis is tied for 27th at 1-under-par 71 in her first-ever Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale appearance.

Next was Japan's Yuko Mitsuka who had come off her front nine at 2-over-par 38. Mitsuka had another bogey on the 11th hole, but then found her rhythm and carded birdies on holes 14 and 16 to get to 1-over-par for the day. The grand finale came on the final hole - the par-5, 477-yard 18th hole where she used driver and a 4-iron from 179 yards out of the first cut on the right side of the fairway. The stroke was pure and she made eagle to be tied for 27th at 1-under-par 71 (38-33).

The third eagle of the day belongs to one of the 18-hole co-leaders: South Korean In-Kyung Kim (35-32). On the par-4, 351-yard 11th hole, Kim sank her eagle from 188 yards with a 9-iron. It is her fourth eagle of the season.

Solheim points at a premium. Members of the LPGA and Ladies European Tours are in the hunt for more than a paycheck this week as a top-20 finish means points toward qualifying for either the U.S. or European Solheim Cup teams. Only this week's Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale and next week's RICOH Women's British Open remain for members of each tour to earn points to qualify for the biennial trans-Atlantic competition between the top-12 U.S.-born players and the top-12 European-born players Aug. 21-23, 2009 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.

For the U.S. Team, points are regular distribution this week and doubled next week at the LPGA's fourth major of the season. For the European Team, points are doubled for the next two weeks leading up to the team announcements after the final round of the RICOH Women's British Open Aug. 2.

WD: Angela Park withdrew from the Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale prior to the first round. Jimin Kang then entered the field off the alternate list.

First-round interviews: Becky Brewerton | In-Kyung Kim | Na Yeon Choi | Ji Young Oh

QUICK QUOTES: Wendy Ward | Karen Stupples | Michelle Wie | Lorena Ochoa

Becky Brewerton, 32-35=67 (-5)
Scorecard: Hole 5, 333-yard par 4: birdie - 9-iron to 51 feet
Hole 6, 380-yard par 4: birdie - wedge to 10 yards, spin back to six feet
Hole 7, 526-yard par 5: birdie - chip to two feet
Hole 9, 482-yard par 5: birdie - chip to 12 feet
Hole 10, 388-yard par 4: birdie - 9-iron, spin back from back edge of rough around the green
Hole 13, 418-yard par 4: bogey - drive into the left rough, 7-iron to 40 yards, pitching wedge to six feet, two putt
Hole 14, 196-yard par 3: bogey - sand wedge to seven feet, two putt
Hole 16, 311-yard par 4: birdie - wedge, spin back 25 yards to front edge of the green, made 20-foot putt
Hole 17, 115-yard par 3: birdie - wedge to 25 feet behind the hole

BETHAN CUTLER: Becky, fantastic opening round, 5under par, 67 today. How pleased are you with that start?
BECKY BREWERTON: Very pleased to play very well and just continue my good form from last week. Again, my short game was excellent, so I was very happy.

BETHAN CUTLER: What was the key to the round?
BECKY BREWERTON: A lot of things, really. You have to hit a lot of fairways, which I did on the front nine. When you're on the fairway, especially on the front nine, there are a few shorter holes you can take advantage of. So I hit quite a lot of shots in very close on the front nine, so didn't have too much work to do left for birdie. I could reach both par5s as well, so I managed to take advantage of those.

And again on the back nine, despite a couple bogeys which didn't really come from too bad of shots, you just have to stay patient out there because it's quite a demanding course and you know you're going to have bogeys. When you do, you just have to get on with it.

And then I said to my caddie going up to 16, 'Let's get back to five.' So finished with a couple of birdies, which we did. It was good.

BETHAN CUTLER: This is your first appearance at the Evian Masters. What have you learned over the last four?
BECKY BREWERTON: I think it does take a while actually to learn how it play this course properly. It's just so different, I guess especially for us Europeans. It plays a little bit different to the courses we play most weeks. You really have got to position your ball.

Probably this year I've hit my 3wood off the tee on a few more holes actually just trying to hit the fairway, because the rough is really tough this year, tougher than I remember. I had a couple shots in the practice rounds which I could barely get out, never mind try and go for the green or anything.

I had a couple today which I got a little bit lucky with on a couple of holes that sat up quite nicely. It's really tough to hit the fairway, and course management here is very important.

BETHAN CUTLER: What's the ultimate goal then this week?
BECKY BREWERTON: It would be nice to get backtoback wins, which Diana Luna did it a couple of weeks ago, Martin Kaymer has done it on the men's tour recently, so fingers crossed it will be my turn this time.

BETHAN CUTLER: You made a very gutsy statement at the beginning of the Spanish Open last week. You said you wanted to win to get into Evian. You backed up your statement. How badly did you want to get into this tournament?
BECKY BREWERTON: Very badly. I think my statement might have been slightly misinterpreted. I did want to win to get in, but I wasn't saying, I'm gonna go out and win. That was my have to win to get in, and also to get some Solheim points as well.

It's amazing to think that without that last week I wouldn't even be here. Feeling sort of quite fortunate at the moment, and just thought, well, take advantage of the opportunity. Hopefully it's meant to be.

BETHAN CUTLER: There's a football match tonight with some celebrities and stuff. Will you taking part today?
BECKY BREWERTON: I'll be attending. Taking part, I'm not sure. I did play quite a lot of football when I was younger. But, again, like the golf, it tends to get all a bit competitive and I would probably swing myself around a bit.

And I'm pretty sure not having played that much for quite a long time I would be stiff as a board tomorrow.

So might just let some of stars do that and sit in the background and watch.

BETHAN CUTLER: What can you tell us about the golf ball with the football (soccer) pattern on it.
BECKY BREWERTON: Yeah, it's actually through Jamie Spence, who I know quite well who is now got a job on the European Tour. I think he might even be player liaison opposite the men's tour.

He's involved with a company who basically started this out. Actually the pattern is supposed to make the ball look a touch bigger. I think it originated from a guy who could see only through one eye. He had sometimes some trouble getting the perspective of where the ground was in bunkers and things like that.

So I met Jamie, and he asked me if I would have a go with it and see what I thought originally. I really liked it. It's something different. It does make the ball look probably a touch bigger. You do get used to it, and you can notice a difference when you go back to a ball that hasn't got the markings on it.

But it was a chance meeting through Jamie, and I've been using it now two years and I was only supposed to be trying it.

BETHAN CUTLER: Nothing to do with the love of football?
BECKY BREWERTON: No, no, it's not quite my team's colors. It's a lighter shade than the Everton kit. Lots of people do think it is because of that. But, no, it takes a while it explain the story.

BETHAN CUTLER: Were you aware of the European Solheim Cup captain, Alison Nicholas, behind the ropes?
BECKY BREWERTON: I was actually coming up 18. It's been nice to see. Alison has been at an awful lot of tournaments this year. She's been out on the course watching hundreds of different players. It's just amazing this year, I think.

The standard on the European Tour is so good now. There are so many girls who are playing well and so many people who have winning this year who haven't won for a couple years or firsttime winners, so she's got her hands full trying to follow everyone around who could have a chance to get in.

So much could happen these two weeks as well, because there are so many points to play for.

Q. What do you think is your strength after winning Spain? What was the key to winning in Spain, and then what's going to be an asset for you should you make the European Solheim Cup team?
BECKY BREWERTON: You know, things have changed so much over the last few months. I've started working with a coach, Stewart Craig, for about the last eight or nine months.

When I originally started to go and see him, I thought he could make my short game better, but I didn't think he would be able to make my long game that much better because I always thought it was quite good.

He's out there again, more distance, more accuracy, I'm hitting it great and my short game is really coming together. We've worked really hard this week. We spent quite a lot of time yesterday playing lots of different shots as well.

I think probably a key moments a couple weeks ago, I went to see a sports psychologist before Spain. Because I've been playing consistently well, and I was a little bit frustrated in the few weeks leading up I hadn't managed to get a win. Just thought there might be something there. We had a chat, and amazingly the next week I've gone out and won and I shot a great score today.

I finally feel like for the first time ever, maybe every single aspect of my game and mentality is sort of coming together. I feel incredibly calm on the course at the moment. I'm pretty laid back anyway, but even calmer than usual.

Hopefully if I can perform well in these two weeks and get more points and qualify for the team, I'll just be really looking forward to it.
The experience last time, the only thing I said to people that asked me what it was like was, You just have to get in and see for yourself, because you can't explain it.

And the feeling playing with Laura on the first day on the first tee, I've never felt anything like it. Although was really nervous, my adrenaline was pumping, it was really in a good sort of way and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm absolutely desperate to make the team again.

Q. The wind is going to be a factor this afternoon and tomorrow. How does that play into your game?
BECKY BREWERTON: Yeah, I'm quite comfortable with the wind. I've grew up in North Wales on a few of those links courses, so it's not much of a problem. It does make the course play even tougher. Wouldn't be surprised if maybe the scoring isn't quite as good when the wind gets up. It's tricky enough anyway.

I'm just glad that I managed to play as many holes as I did in morning in calm conditions. Yeah, we'll see what happens this afternoon.

In-Kyung Kim, 35-32=67 (-5)
Scorecard: Hole 7, 526-yard par 5: birdie - sand wedge from 100 yards to 12 feet
Hole 11, 351-yard par 4: eagle - 9-iron from 118 yards
Hole 12, 412-yard par 4: birdie - 9-iron to 12 feet
Hole 15, 559-yard par 5: birdie - sand wedge from 113 yards to one foot

DANA GROSSRHODE: IK, welcome into the scoring tent or media tent. Had a great round. You're coleader right now with Becky Brewerton. You've already had one win this year and you've been playing really strong. Can you just talk about your round today.
IN-KYUNG KIM: Today's round I think I played very solid. I had some bad tee shot off nine, but I was able to make some birdie on par5s, so 1under on the front nine.

Back nine, number 11, I just, you know, holed out with a 9iron, so it was great. But played very solid and I made some putts and I left some putts there, so very happy with the round.

Q. Just wanted to ask you about the course, and also about Becky Brewerton's performance.
IN-KYUNG KIM: Well, the golf course, yeah, the course is a little soft overall, but the roughs, I think they grow rough more tougher and longer this year maybe because of the rain. But thicker, definitely.

They have some tight landing area with the driver. It's very hilly, so it depends where you're like landing at. So I think hitting fairways gonna be really important this week.

Greens are a little soft, but there are a lot of big undulations on the green so it's still tough to putt.

And Becky, she's not on LPGA Tour?

DANA GROSSRHODE: No. She got in from winning on the LET last week.
IN-KYUNG KIM: Congratulations on last week.

DANA GROSSRHODE: Can you talk about the part of your game that's strong right now, kind of this season what's been going well for you. It is your game? Does this course fit your eye very well?
IN-KYUNG KIM: This golf course, I think it should fit my game because of the narrow fairways and small greens. If I make some putts, I think I'm very fortunate on this golf course.

This year, I mean, I think I improved a lot since last year. Winning the first win (in 2008) I gain more confidence. I just keep working on my swing and putting and all the game and mentality, and I think it helps.

Q. Do you think you are stronger than last year?
IN-KYUNG KIM: Definitely. I mean, some golf course we go there several years, so I know the golf course and the way I play it, and how I play it I think I played better. I think I kind of learned how to play the shots and figure out which shot to play.
So I think experience.

DANA GROSSRHODE: You said you left some putts out there. What were some of the holes that were pars that maybe could have been birdies? You had no bogeys.
IN-KYUNG KIM: Yeah, well, I mean, number two, the par3, that green, I don't know, it break very fast from the right side where I had a putt.

So there are some putts that - I think it's more greens than hills sometimes. I just couldn't find some speed on the greens. So it wasn't easy to putt aggressive. Even though the greens are slow, you can't really play too aggressive, so...

DANA GROSSRHODE: Any other holes?
IN-KYUNG KIM: I think number 11 played tough today because it was downwind. The pin is on the right and there is a bunker behind it. But I was fortunate to have just, you know, holed out. But I think that 11 played tougher.

Other than that, 12 and 13 are tough, but it was downwind today so we had more shorter clubs in. So, I mean, it was better than having into the wind.

Na Yeon Choi, 33-34=67 (-5)
Scorecard: Hole 2, 161-yard par 3: birdie - 8-iron from 162 yards to 10 feet
Hole 7, 526-yard par 5: birdie - 9-iron from 114 yards to eight feet
Hole 9, 482-yard par 5: birdie - 58-degree wedge from 45 yards to six feet
Hole 10, 388-yard par 4: bogey - 8-iron from 141 yards over the green to the right, chip to 15 feet, two putt
Hole 15, 559-yard par 5: birdie - pitching wedge from 102 yards to 12 feet
Hole 16, 311-yard par 4: birdie - gap wedge from 82 yards to 12 feet
Hole 18, 477-yard par 5: birdie - 52-degree wedge from 84 yards to 20 feet

DANA GROSSRHODE: Na Yeon, you're in contention for the lead. Once again, you've been in the position and you've talked to us quite a bit this year. Is that pretty exciting?
NA YEON CHOI: Yeah, I think this year is more comfortable, and then not much nervous.

Yesterday I was really exciting starting tournament. I think today was really good day.

DANA GROSSRHODE: What was the best part of your round today?
NA YEON CHOI: I think putting is really good, and then I was reading (the greens) really good, and then I made it.

DANA GROSSRHODE: Perfect. This course, you said you were looking forward to the tournament. What do you like about the course and the tournament?
NA YEON CHOI: I feel like same like just Korea course, a lot of mountain. And then maybe green is more mountain break, too, so, yeah, I feel more comfortable.

DANA GROSSRHODE: Very good. Coming overseas, what do you try to do to adjust to the time difference?
NA YEON CHOI: Well, I feel still a little tired today. But I have three day more, so I just go rest for next day.

Then yesterday I feel really tired after proam. Then I was sleep almost eight hours last night, so this morning I feel better.

DANA GROSSRHODE: So you're looking forward to more rest today?
NA YEON CHOI: Yeah.

DANA GROSSRHODE: What are you looking forward to tomorrow? Do you like playing in the lead after the first round?
NA YEON CHOI: Yeah, I like it. I feel really comfortable with this course. I like this course. I feel I can play well, and tomorrow just keep simple things.

DANA GROSSRHODE: What do you do to stay relaxed on the course and stay calm and comfortable on the course?
NA YEON CHOI: Because I think I know course, I think every green and every bunker. I think I can play every hole in my head.

Ji Young Oh, 33-35=68 (-4)
Scorecard: Hole 4, 374-yard par 4: birdie - 6-iron from 155 yards to six feet
Hole 7, 526-yard par 5: birdie - 58-degree wedge from 80 yards to nine feet
Hole 9, 482-yard par 5: birdie - 58-degree wedge from 75 yards to 10 feet
Hole 12, 412-yard par 4: bogey - driver, 5-iron short of the green to 60 feet, three putt
Hole 14, 196-yard par 3: birdie - hybrid from 180 yards to 45 feet
Hole 18, 477-yard par 5: birdie - 5-iron from 170 yards, lay-up, 58-degree wedge from 80 yards to 12 feet

Q. Nice round. When did the wind start picking up on you.
JI YOUNG OH: The wind started on number 10 and was a little strong. I was lucky, today, because the wind more strong later. I did really good today, shot were really good and par is not bad. I had a good finish at number 18 with a birdie.

Q. What was feeling good for you today?
JI YOUNG OH: I changed caddie this week. We had good work today. A good match.

Q. Who is it?
JI YOUNG OH: James (Walton). He used to work for Suzann Pettersen.

Q. You guys are working well together?
JI YOUNG OH: Yes, it's really good. I feel really good. My putting is more - last week, we had off, so I went back and relaxed and more practice and am more comfortable.

Q. What kind of practicing were you working on?
JI YOUNG OH: Last week, Inbee Park came to my house and we played at the course and we did match games. It was fun. And short game, practiced more.

Q. How does it feel that you birdied all the par 5s?
JI YOUNG OH: Oh? I'm really happy. Sometimes my problem is the par 5s, I make par. But today, I made birdie at the par 5, so I am really happy. Last week, I more practiced and that helped.

Q. Looking forward to tomorrow?
JI YOUNG OH: Yes. I'll relax this afternoon and just more practice and then play tomorrow.

Q. Go out and enjoy the town at all?
JI YOUNG OH: Yeah, on Tuesday, we go to Switzerland for a little bit of shopping with my friend and my mom together. We took a taxi to see the shrine …

Q. Cathedral?
JI YOUNG OH: Yes. Beautiful. We take pictures and we had ice cream. It was nice. If, maybe, I have more time, I'll go back for more shopping and more pictures. We just had two hours.

QUICK QUOTES

Wendy Ward, 33-35=68 (-4)

Q. What hole were you on when the weather delay started?
WENDY WARD: I had just putted out on 15 and Michele (Redman) and Ji-Hee (Lee) had to finish on 15. We had three holes left.

Q. How was today, with all the ups and downs with the weather?
WENDY WARD: I started out birdie-birdie, which is always kind of a comfortable spot. I settled down a little bit and made a birdie - actually, I made a bogey on four and five I birdied. And then, I hit it close all day until the last few holes. It felt like we were kind of rushing to get done. I hadn't been in a camera spot in a while, so the cameras were kind of distracting to me, so I'll have to be a little bit better about that tomorrow.

It was just solid. I hit 11 fairways, 17 greens; I didn't really make any mistakes except for that tee shot on four and 18.

Q. Can you talk about returning to Evian and how you've done historically here?
I like it. It's so different right now, because of the conditions. I'm sure everyone's been talking about it, but we usually come here and it's kind of hard and burned out. The greens are always green, but it seems like putts that used to get away from you, you're leaving short. You can play it a lot more aggressive.

I haven't been here in two years; the length is there, the par 5s aren't really reachable for me, so I have to step it up with my iron play and make some putts.

Q. What is working well for you this year and what does it mean to be back in the field?
WENDY WARD: My putting has come around huge. I just attribute that - that's really the hardest part of my game I work on and, in the last five years, been my weakest. It's the only part of my game I really work on or spend any amount of time on. I'm feeling a lot more comfortable over the putter. Making a few longer putts in the 15 to 20-foot range. And not being so hard on myself on the short ones. Those are the ones I seem to have a lot of opportunities and get frustrated with myself when I don't convert.

Lightening up on myself a little bit and I'm hitting the ball well. My swing's gotten to a point where it doesn't get too far off and so it's a good spot to hit the ball well.

Q. How was your pairing today with Michele (Redman) and Ji-Hee (Lee)?
WENDY WARD: Ji-Hee is a great girl and speaks very good English. She's never really been over to the States. She played in the (U.S. Women's) Open a couple weeks ago. Sweet girl, great ball striker. And, Michele and I - we've already played three or four times together this year, so we kind of laugh about it.

It was a good pairing. You kind of have to look at it as a leader-group pairing - last off. Even though it's the first round, but it's a good spot to be in. I've always had the goal here of improving my tee time and having a later tee-time everyday and now it's kind of hard to do. I was talking with someone on the green this morning, saying, 'Well, maybe, we just maintain that tee time.' So, we're close. I'm just happy to get off a good start and finish the round today and take it one day at a time.

Karen Stupples, 33-35=68 (-4)

Q. How pleased are you with your opening round of 4-under?
KAREN STUPPLES: I'm very pleased with 4-under. I've a new set of irons. I feel very confident and it's all about confidence. I've made some good putts. I could have had a few more coming in but for the first round, I'm very happy.

Q. What are your new irons?
KAREN STUPPLES: I've got some new Mizuno irons. I've been playing with Mizunos for a number of years and I'd kind of worn them out so I was looking for a new set. I've been trying to find the right set to fit me and I'm really happy with this set. They are MP62s.

Q. You had success here in Evian a few years ago. How do you feel about this golf course?
KAREN STUPPLES: I love it. The whole week is lovely. We stay at the Ermitage Hotel, which is lovely, and the views of the lake. To be honest it's nice to be in Europe again. I feel very comfortable. This week, Bobby and I, we've left Logan with his mum and dad so we're actually getting some sleep as well. It's like a nice golfing vacation for us.

Q. You are staying in Europe for the British Open and Wales. What made you stay on?
KAREN STUPPLES: I grew up on a links golf course and to have a chance to play there will be fantastic. Why not? It's just around the corner from England and it means I can spend some more time with my family too. My mum and dad will come out. I can stay here and play a bit of golf as well. I'd like to play more European events and this is a good way of playing while I'm here.

Q. What are your hopes for this week?
KAREN STUPPLES: Obviously every time I turn up to play a tournament I want to win. What I have done today has put me in a position to build and hopefully on Sunday afternoon I'll have a chance to win it and that's all you can ask for any given week. I feel it's been a tough year for me, I've had appendix surgery and I've had all kind of other things going on so to come back to form will be nice, that's really what I'm looking for.

Q. When was your surgery?
KAREN STUPPLES: March. I had appendicitis, so I wasn't happy about that. Just before the Kraft Nabisco. It kept me out for four weeks. Everybody said it should be six weeks and I didn't believe them but it was. I didn't play for four but I shouldn't have played for six. You know how golfers are, we're stubborn and want to come back quick.

Q. Are you feeling that everything is coming together now?
KAREN STUPPLES: I really do. I feel like my putting is good, my short game is good: everything is coming on song at the right time. I played well at the U.S. Women's Open but didn't really capitalize on that like I should have done. It's nice to come here and play well again. I hit some good iron shots which gave me the opportunity to make birdies.

Q. What did you think of Rich Harvest Farms?
KAREN STUPPLES: It's going to be an awesome match play course. It really is risk-reward. I think the better ball matches will be unbelievably interesting because of that. Foursomes will be interesting too because you can get into an awful lot of trouble around that place. I think it's a first class operation, even down to the little things like the breakfast I had. They really looked after us and treated us fantastically which is amazing really because we are the opposition.

Michelle Wie, 38-35=73 (+1)

Q. Can you talk about your round and playing this event for the first time as a LPGA Tour pro.
MICHELLE WIE: It was an interesting day today. I don't ever remember it being this windy. Thankfully it held off until we're done and hopefully the weather will stay away. But, it was a fun day out there today, just couldn't get anything going. Couldn't make any putts and, thankfully, I made two birdies on the last two holes and I have three more days to make it up.

Q. The birdies at the end give you a bit of a boost for tomorrow, then?
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah, for sure. Walking up until 17, I had some birdie chances, made some good par putts, but never really played bad nor good today. Just something that never really started, but that makes 17 and 18 a really good, really positive and boost for tomorrow.

Q. Anything on why you couldn't get it going today?
MICHELLE WIE: It was a little bit windy. Couldn't really give myself that many birdie putts - a little longer putts than I wanted. But there are a lot of positive things from today. I hit a lot of fairways and have to keep the good things going and make some more putts.

Q. Is the Solheim Cup playing on your mind a lot?
MICHELLE WIE: Yeah, for sure. I definitely do want to play in it. But, this week, when I'm out there, I can't think about it, I have to think about what I can pull out this week.

Q. Can I have a few words for the folks back home?
MICHELLE WIE: I miss home so much - I wore the flower a couple days ago. I don't know that many people know what that is over here (laughter). But, I miss home. There's nothing better than home and hopefully I'll get to go back at Christmas time.

Q. Not until Christmas?
MICHELLE WIE: No, not until Christmas, unfortunately, but all my friends are there, so I miss them.

Lorena Ochoa, 38-37=75 (+3)

Q. With the weather being up and down today, can you talk about your round?
LORENA OCHOA: I played steady, I just started with a bad hole. My first shot was to the left and then I had an unplayable and then I start with a double bogey. After that, just a lot of pars and very consistent. I'm very disappointed that I'm over par.

Q. How does this course usually set up for you? Is it a tougher course, or does it set up well for you?
LORENA OCHOA: I think it's playing fair. Some of the fairways are narrow and that makes it tough, but there are some birdie holes. Three or four holes are tough, so you just have to be smart there. Tomorrow, I just want to try to make a lot of birdies.

Q. Have you had a chance to enjoy Evian at all?
LORENA OCHOA: Yes, every year we go down to town, walk around and have dinner at the local restaurants, so that is nice.

Q. Were you going to play in the futbol game tonight?
LORENA OCHOA: No.

Q. Were you going to watch?
LORENA OCHOA: Yes, probably.