Q. Taylor, how do you assess the round today?
TAYLOR MONTGOMERY: Great. Yeah, it was nice to make a lot of birdies and play the way that I feel like I know I can but don't always do.
Q. What do you think maybe has been holding your game back a little bit this year, do you believe?
TAYLOR MONTGOMERY: This year has been a lot of like kind of tinkering and messing around. My swing has gotten a lot better, but I was working on that. Now if I can take how I play at home out here to tournament golf, I think -- it's more like what I've done today.
I've had a lot of rounds this year. I shot 58 at Shadow, 59 at Summit with Mav McNealy. I had a lot of low rounds; just not out here.
I haven't played that bad this year if you look at it. I think I'm 20th in scoring average on TOUR but 150th in points, so just haven't had a really good, solid week to get a lot of points. I've been finishing a lot of like 30th to 50th and that's never going to get it done.
Q. Is it hard tinkering with your swing and having to go out and perform on the best TOUR in the world?
TAYLOR MONTGOMERY: Yeah, it has been. I'm not much of a swing mechanics guy, but I got into a bad habit a couple years ago and then I had a shoulder injury that took a while to kind of come back.
I been working my ass off; just hasn't showed.
Q. I saw 3M was your last start before ProCore. I know you played a few Korn Ferry Tour events. Was it good to be able to go there and play when you had big break on the PGA TOUR?
TAYLOR MONTGOMERY: Yeah, it was. I just needed to get out and play in tournaments and feel the pressure and kind of go through my routine. The four days walking or really seven, but all the days walking instead of being at home with the boys, riding in a golf cart, it's a big difference that nobody really talks about.
Q. What do you feel like you've done so well this week to put you in a position to be in contention this weekend?
TAYLOR MONTGOMERY: Yesterday I scrambled really well. Testing a new driver and, man, I was hitting it so good coming into the week. I was so excited. Stripped it on the first six holes. Was even more are excited. Then it was awful after that.
So I mean, I've known for a while it's not really the driver; it's more me. But this is definitely a better setup and I drove it better today. If I can just keep doing that, if I can hit the driver good, I'm not going to play too bad.
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