Q. How would you assess your round out there?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: It was really tough, actually. I think early on, it was -- like you had to make sure you got your head around that it wasn't a very scorable day, especially on the front nine. Felt like there was a lot of tough holes. Feel like I scrambled really well.
I guess this course does give you the opportunity to have a little stretch like I did. 13 -- I played 12 great but I had a really good chance on 14 in the middle of 13 and 15, birdie 16, and you can get on a roll like we've seen it in the past.
But I don't think it was a day where you were really looking for that at all. I'm very, very happy that it happened for me today, but it was one of those where you just had to keep hitting shots, and yeah, definitely not looking for something like that on the back nine.
Q. Can you give details on the two eagles? Have you done that in a while, two eagles on a nine?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: I'm not sure I've had one on nine for a while. Yeah, so 13, wind was flickering off the right, I hit mini-driver off the tee, felt like it was the widest point. Again, those crosswinds where you start -- you get around that point and you're obviously waiting a little bit and the wind goes from across to into to down, and I just sort of caught the right moment to hit a 9-wood from I think -- I had like 264 pin, but the minimum that I had to carry on the left was 240 something, so I knew if the 9-wood was turning, it was going to be fine. Came off perfect and then beautiful putt.
Then 15, the tee shot there was unbelievable looking at it, and it pitched right into that upslope, and I was a bit gutted where it pitched and then chipped it in. Would have been happy walking off -- obviously walking off with two birdies, but two eagles was a big bonus.
Q. How long have you had the 9-wood and what does it replace?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: 9-wood I've had for two seasons now. At the moment, like this week, I don't have a 4-iron in. Like 4-iron and 9-wood go very similar distance, within five yards of each other, obviously very different performing clubs. So it replaced the 4-iron. Sometimes I'll have it in and I'll take a wedge out. My bag is always sort of changing. But I do feel like this week is a very good course for it.
Q. How many head covers is that, three, four?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Four and a putter so far, really. Getting more and more. I don't know, there's another season coming back next season; 5-iron might be out. See what comes up next.
Q. Have you not tried the 11-wood yet?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: No, I haven't been offered an 11-wood head yet, but believe me, if one comes out I'll be the first to try it.
Q. You mentioned 13; I know you guys are highly skilled, but how much luck is involved out there when you have no idea what the wind is going to do when the ball gets in the air?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Yeah, it's picking the right moment, and yeah, there is a certain element of luck and a certain element of gusts involved, and it was very tough today. There was a ton of crosswinds all day.
The greens at least have been receptive-ish. Obviously getting firmer with the conditions. But I suppose that's a plus.
But yeah, there's always an element of luck and timing involved in it, and all you can do is hit the golf shots. What I did today really well was not let the wind overly dictate my swing. I sort of picked my shots well and hit my shots and took it from there.
Q. Just trusted it was going to be --
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Yeah, it's easy to try and do too much, and I've definitely done that plenty of times before. I felt like today I did a good job of the opposite really.
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