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Friday, March 30th, 2018

NOTABLE QUOTES: ANA INSPIRATION, FRIDAY’S 2ND ROUND (7-9 P.M. ET) – JESSICA KORDA IN 3RD AT 9-UNDER, STANFORD’S ALBANE VALENZUELA T8 AT 6-UNDER

Golf Channel Notable Quotes
ANA Inspiration
Friday, March 30, 2018 (Second Round, Afternoon Wave: 7-9 p.m. ET)
Mission Hills Country Club
Rancho Mirage, Calif.

**Golf Channel will air live, third round coverage of the ANA Inspiration on Saturday from 5-9 p.m. ET.**
**Stanford sophomore Albane Valenzuela is currently low amateur at 6-under par (T8).

VIDEO: Golf Channel’s Steve Burkowski on the endearing story of Albane Valenzuela and her brother, and caddie, Alexis: Better Together: Albane and Alexis Valenzuela

On Jessica Korda, 3rd place at 9-under par (4-under 68 on Friday)
Judy Rankin – “Number one putter on the tour so far this season.”
Rankin – “She is playing with a new sense of calm. So much about her day-to-day life has changed since this massive surgery and relief from headaches.”

Jessica Korda speaking with Golf Channel’s Lisa Cornwell following her round
Jessica Korda – “I just had a little bit of a hard time breathing today. It is very dry out. My dad told me there is only 7% humidity, and for a Florida girl, that is not enough. So it took me a little time to get used to it. As the temperature dropped it got a little bit easier for me to breathe so that was nice.”
Korda (on this weekend) – “Go out there and stick to the game plan. Try to hit more fairways than I did today and drain some putts, and be patient.”

On amateur and Stanford Sophomore Albane Valenzuela, T8 at 6-under par (1-under par 71 on Friday)
Rankin – “She has got the firepower to take a go at these greens.”
Tom Abbott – “She has had a fabulous two days of golf.”
Kay Cockerill – “All of these finishes when you play as an amateur, they add to your resume and build your confidence. I’m sure Coach Anne Walker is loving what she is seeing this week.”

On Cristie Kerr, T15 at 4-under par (even par 72 on Friday)
Rankin – “She loves that putter and that putter loves her.”
Rankin – “You don’t find a lot of professional golfers who will admit their favorite club in the bag is the putter. But that is Cristie Kerr.”

-NBC Sports Group-