Throughout the week, Sei Young Kim pointed to her disappointing final round 75 at the ANA Inspiration as the motivating factor for her strong play.
“As I mentioned, it was a motivating factor for me,” Kim said through her interpreter. “After ANA leading up to this tournament I had tough time sleeping because that was my first major opportunity to win a major tournament on the LPGA Tour. I almost felt a little bit of guilt that I let that slip away. At the same time, I saw the possibility and the potential that I thought that belonged there and that can win a major championship in the future. So a lot of those lessons that I learned the last day at ANA Inspiration I was able to take in into application this week in the tournament, and I think this helped me tremendously.”
Kim felt some deja vu during the day when she made a few errors including her wayward drive on 18 but was able to overcome them and walk away with the win.
“Throughout the round today I was telling myself, I don’t know if I can live with myself if I make the same mistakes in two consecutive weeks,” Kim explained through her interpreter. “I’m relieved that I was able to win the tournament, and I am looking forward to going home and getting some sleep tonight. “
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