Maja, you’ve grow to be the 56th lady to ever hoist that trophy. What does it imply to you?
MAJA STARK: A lot. Earlier than this week, I used to be nervous that I wasn’t actually going to play first rate golf for some time as a result of it felt prefer it was so distant. So this simply feels big.
I’m so glad that I had my coach right here this week. And I texted him a pair issues. I stated, what do I do if my placing looks like this? He simply nailed the recommendation this week. So it was nice.
Q. Kara talked about this a bit on the inexperienced, however you had goals as a younger woman. Did they get this huge, and what did these goals appear like?
MAJA STARK: Yeah, you at all times sort of know that it’s attainable, however there are such a lot of good golfers on this Tour. It simply — yeah, I don’t assume I’d have the ability to do it this week. I’ll be sincere to say that.
Q. Maja, what did it really feel like taking part in with the 54-hole lead and also you had individuals like Nelly Korda and different main champions lurking?
MAJA STARK: I simply didn’t need to get forward of myself. I assumed there’s nonetheless plenty of golf left to be performed. I simply felt like persons are going to cross me in all probability, and I simply needed to keep calm via that.
I didn’t have a look at the leaderboards till I used to be on like 17. I caught a glimpse of it. It was good. I wasn’t as nervous as I assumed that I’d be as a result of it felt like I’ve considerably management of my recreation and I sort of know what’s happening.
Then clearly with the strain and every thing, your errors get larger, but it surely felt like I might identical to management something that was thrown at me actually right now.
Q. Maja, you talked yesterday about taking part in with delight and the way that helps you overcome nerves. Did you play with delight right now?
MAJA STARK: I feel I had a few occasions the place I received a bit bit scared and I sort of forgot what I used to be doing a bit bit as a result of it’s scary out right here and you understand the place the massive misses are.
Fortunately I didn’t hit any — make any main errors. I feel that total I did a greater job than I normally do.
Q. You talked about your confidence was low getting into. How did you sort of get your confidence again, and at what level on this match did it sort of sink in that you simply had a practical likelihood of perhaps profitable it?
MAJA STARK: I don’t actually assume I ever felt that my confidence was nice. I feel that I simply stopped attempting to regulate every thing, and I simply sort of let every thing occurred the way in which it occurred.
Through the apply days, I spotted that, if I simply sort of hovered the membership above the bottom a bit bit earlier than I hit, I launched some pressure in my physique. I feel that simply doing my processes nicely and understanding, giving myself little issues like that was the important thing this week as a result of I don’t actually assume that — I don’t actually need to depend on my confidence for stuff.
Q. Maja, you be part of an unimaginable checklist of Swedish main champions, however you be part of a fair shorter checklist that has simply Liselotte and Annika on that checklist as U.S. Girls’s Open champions. How does it really feel so as to add your title to the checklist of these nice ladies?
MAJA STARK: It’s so cool. They texted me yesterday and simply sort of stated, carry it dwelling. That was already cool to simply get these texts. Simply taking a look at all of the names on the trophy. I really like the U.S. Opens. I’m so glad that it’s mine now.
Q. You stated your coach stated the fitting issues to your placing. What was it that he stated?
MAJA STARK: He stated that on my quick putts I are typically — if it’s for par, I are typically a bit bit too curious, like I simply have a look at the opening an excessive amount of and I find yourself open with my shoulders and my face.
I’m left eye dominant, so if I simply have a look at the opening like that, then I find yourself seeing the road too far to the fitting.
So he simply stated sort of tilt your head and simply ensure that your shoulders are aligned.
Q. As you exited the inexperienced, you had that trophy in a dying grip. Such as you had been actually carrying it. Within the cart trip over right here, what had been you considering? Did you assume again to recollections, individuals in your life? As you have a look at that cup, all of the struggles, all of the objectives? What does instantly come to your thoughts as you came to visit right here?
MAJA STARK: I don’t assume it had sunk in but. I feel I used to be holding it with a dying grip as a result of I maintain bumping it on stuff and I don’t need to smash it.
No, I haven’t even gotten that far in my thought processes as a result of I’m doing interviews proper now.
Q. For individuals who would possibly solely watch the ladies’s majors, how does a setup like this range from what you guys see week to week? What are the precise challenges this week versus what you guys usually see?
MAJA STARK: I really feel just like the 18th gap describes it completely. Particularly the place the pin was right now, on my method shot, I used to be aiming 18 meters proper of the pin, and on my putt I used to be aiming 15 meters proper of the pin. You by no means get that on different programs, perhaps British Opens and that, however that doesn’t occur on our regular weeks.
They velocity up the greens. I don’t know what the Stimp was right now, perhaps 13. Yeah, that’s quick. I don’t assume we normally have it like that, that I do know anyway. It felt quick.
Yeah, you’ll want to sort of take into consideration each shot right here. Possibly not the tee shot on 10. I feel that’s advantageous. However every thing else, you’ve simply received to have your mind working for you, whereas like on regular weeks, you may sort of bail out. Right here, not likely.
Q. Maja, for years to come back, you’re going to stare at that trophy. While you mirror again on this win, what’s the one shot that earned you that trophy?
MAJA STARK: I feel it’s my putt on the inexperienced on 18 as a result of it felt like there’s a lot that might go fallacious. It’s downhill, proper to left, and if I hit it too arduous, then it was simply going to maintain rolling. So I used to be very nervous over that putt. I’m glad that I simply received it to tap-in distance.
I feel that with the ability to hit that putt at the moment was the most important factor I’ve ever executed as a result of it sort of confirmed me that I don’t should be affected by my feelings. I can simply do what I used to be alleged to do anyway.
Q. You had an enormous wait on the 18th inexperienced. What was going via your thoughts as she was taking part in these pictures?
MAJA STARK: Not likely that a lot. We had been simply sort of wanting the place she was going. My caddie was once a humorist, so he had some good jokes. We simply sort of tried to speak about some stuff and never be too into my very own putt.
Q. (No microphone).
MAJA STARK: I don’t bear in mind proper now. He’ll do like a number of holes that I’ll say a joke over or a narrative, and it’s nice as a result of it sort of makes me concentrate on what he’s saying as an alternative of how I’m feeling and stuff. I don’t know proper now.
Q. What is going to you do with a $2.4 million winner’s test, and the way will you have a good time?
MAJA STARK: I didn’t even know that.
(Laughter).
Possibly transfer out of my studio residence might be one factor. I don’t know. I’m very proud of what I’ve in my life proper now. I feel simply having the safety for the long run, I feel I’ll simply be very glad about that.
