KPMG Women's PGA Championship Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA Aronimink Golf Club crowd watching, which is nice, especially when nowadays Georgia Hall we don't get the fans. We miss them a lot. So it's nice to Press Conference get that support going down the final couple of holes. THE MODERATOR: Now we've got back-to-back English winners on the LPGA Tour with Mel winning last week. THE MODERATOR: We are here with Rolex Rankings How great was it to see her get that breakthrough win? No. 29 Georgia Hall. Georgia is competing in her fourth This has to mean a lot when you think for Team England KPMG Women's PGA Championship, her 10th event of the and for Team Europe at the and then at the 2020 season with a big win a few weeks ago at the Cambia Olympics, as well. . You were so excited when you won there in Portland. There were definitely some tears of joy. GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, I don't think two English winners How much of a relief was it for you to get that second win have won back-to-back since 1996, so definitely a long on the LPGA Tour? time coming, and it's absolutely great for English golf and English women's golf. Obviously good for Solheim, as GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, to win in the U.S. for the first time well, even though that's quite a way away, still I'm sure that was a big success for me. Obviously I was very happy to Beanie is watching us all play and taking notes. No, it's get my second win. I played really well that week, and I great to have two winners so close together. can bring a lot of confidence into the events for the rest of the year now. THE MODERATOR: Now we're here at Aronimink. We've heard "beast," we've heard "monstrosity." I think there's no THE MODERATOR: You played really well, of course, question this is a long golf course. What are your thoughts going into the playoff. Do you take anything more out of it after you've finished up your practice round and getting with it being a playoff win, the fact that it wasn't just handed ready to tee it up in competition tomorrow? to you after so many holes? GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, this is a proper golf course for GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, I think, yeah, it's my first time sure. It's what a major should be. It does seem extremely experiencing a playoff as a professional, and it's just really tough. The greens are actually very hard, as well, not just like match play. I quite enjoyed that kind of -- the way that the golf course is very long. So definitely will be fun out it was done. It was definitely interesting. I was a little bit there, and I'm really excited to tee it up tomorrow. nervous, of course, but I just thought, I've just got to calm my nerves and concentrate on each shot at a time. THE MODERATOR: You're one of the players out here that knows what it's like to taste major victory. Can you put THE MODERATOR: While we're out here without fans, into words what it means to you to be a major champion? without spectators for obvious reasons, it almost felt like we had a little gallery, particularly walking up the second GEORGIA HALL: I mean, definitely means the world. It's playoff hole with so many players and caddies and something that I've been practicing for since I started up volunteers around. What was that experience like, and to the game when I was seven, and I think every player out have so many of your fellow competitors sticking around to here wants to win a major. For me to win my major at watch you get that win? home was extremely special, but I'll be definitely looking and hoping to win a major in the U.S., as well. GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, it was extremely special to have some of my closest friends that play on the Tour watch me Q. is the only English player to win this and kind of celebrate on the green with me after I won. I'm event. What would it mean to you to join the Dame as really thankful to them, obviously, and very happy I've got a winner of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship? such close friends. Yeah, there was actually quite a big

102408-2-1002 2020-10-07 19:50:00 GMT Page 1 of 3 GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, I found that out a couple of days ago actually. I mean, she has won basically everything. Q. Have you gotten better at that with age, or has pace Of course it would be an honor to join her. She's such an always been pretty natural for you? incredible player. Definitely an idol growing up for me, and such a lovely person. It would be lovely to join her with GEORGIA HALL: I would say I'm fairly good at pace winning this event. putting. I think it can come quite natural, even though I think these greens will be tough for me to judge. But yeah, THE MODERATOR: We heard yesterday she was one of I've had great preparation coming into the event and done the early players off, bright and early. Have you had the a lot of putting and chipping around the greens, so yeah, opportunity to play with her and experience what it's like to I'm excited to get going. play a round with Dame Davies? Q. What's the best part of your game right now since GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, actually we were trying to -- we you obviously just won? were partners a couple of years ago in a team event and she was great fun, and also we actually tried to get a GEORGIA HALL: That's a good question. I think my practice round together this week but couldn't be done. So driving is pretty good. I'm pretty comfortable with that at yeah, she's a lot of fun. Still can play amazing golf and a the moment. And probably my pitching I would say. That great person to know for sure. used to be the weak part of my game, and I've really kind of dialed that in the last month or so. So yeah, I'm excited Q. You call this a "proper test," especially for a major. to tee it up. I'm wondering if you could expand a little bit on that and what you enjoy most about this golf course. Q. I saw you posted a video on your Twitter earlier today of a new partnership you had with a little bit of GEORGIA HALL: I enjoy -- there's actually not many birdie fun you had with some bloopers on the end of that. chances out there I don't think, and it's actually extremely Can you tell us about that and just that fun windy right now, and if the wind picks up the next couple of experience? days, I think scoring won't be very low for sure. The greens are extremely big. Pace putting is key, I think, this GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, I mean, Schoen Clinic is kind of week, as well. I think we're going to have a lot of 30-, 40-, one of the leading UK clinics, injury clinics in England, and even 50-footers. yeah, I'm really grateful to have them on my team and it's really good to know if I did get injured or did need For me, I've had maybe a couple of rescues into par-4s, so something checked, I have such a reliable team that I can I'm not quite used to that myself, but it's such a test, and go to not too far away from me. Yeah, the video was a lot I'm really excited actually to play a hard golf course. We'll of fun. They done it really well actually, the video, and I see what happens. But definitely it's in fantastic condition can't actually remember some of the clips that happened, and grateful that we can all play this course. but it is very funny to watch.

Q. Does it remind you of any other golf course? Q. It's been 23 years since a British female has won a major on U.S. soil; do you think that the chance that GEORGIA HALL: I don't think that I've played a course you've won now on U.S. soil gives you more chance to maybe quite this tough before. I think it's definitely the be able to get the win here? longest course I've played that I can think of. GEORGIA HALL: I think it definitely gives me more Q. How do you practice your pace putting? What's confidence now that I've won in the U.S. I didn't know it kind of your strategy? was that long. Was that maybe Laura? So yeah, definitely gives me a lot more confidence. Obviously the courses are GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, I think most of it is definitely feel. very different here than to the UK. This is a different type Also making sure that you get all the slopes when you're of golf course altogether. It really is a beast. reading the putts because there is definitely -- you can have four or five different slopes on a 40- or 50-footer. Yeah, I mean, that's definitely one of my goals. Even pace putting from 20 feet just on the putting green, I try and hit one ball just past the other ball to really get the Q. Do you think with all the Brits playing well, is this a feel for that. But I think that's the main thing with pace new golden age for British women's golf? putting, just feeling it and trying to get it in a couple foot around the hole. GEORGIA HALL: I definitely think so, yeah, and I hope so.

102408-2-1002 2020-10-07 19:50:00 GMT Page 2 of 3 There is five or six of us now that are on the LPGA Tour playing really good golf, and I think it's great for Solheim coming up the next year, as well, to have a lot of strong players playing well, not only from English but also from Europe.

Q. How competitive is it amongst you? I know you're friends, but when you're at it and you're watching someone else from your homeland winning, what's --

GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, you always want your friends to do well. I'm obviously closer to some English girls than others, like normal really, but yeah, I think it's great that obviously me and Mel has won right next door to each other and Charley Bronte has won on the LPGA, as well. I think it's great that we're all doing well and spur each other on, as well. Obviously everyone wants to beat each other, but to have great players from the UK playing well is definitely a bonus.

THE MODERATOR: This is a golf course with a great history on the men's side, and it's something that KPMG and certainly we're seeing it with the AIG Women's Open and the U.S. Women's Open are bringing us to these great venues, but we've seen it here with the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. What does it mean to you to have the opportunity to play at these courses that have such history and to help be part of the group that is blazing the trail on the women's side now?

GEORGIA HALL: Yeah, I mean, this is a very special golf course, and KPMG is definitely one of the best well-run events of the year, and I think a lot of players agree with that. We get looked after extremely well, and the condition couldn't be any better out there. I mean, it's set up perfectly, so yeah, definitely KPMG is one of our tournaments that we look forward to every year to playing.

THE MODERATOR: Thank you so much, Georgia. Good luck this week.

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