Q. Never trailed in the match today. How would you characterize how the match went for you?
SERGIO GARCIA: Yeah, obviously started well. Great drive on the first. But Jason was there the whole way and I got a little bit lucky. He missed a couple of good opportunities on 5 and 7. Obviously one to win, one to halve. That kind of put me a little bit ahead.
And then I got on a good run on 10, 11, 12, 13 where I won a couple of those holes, got myself 3-up and I was able to close it out.
Q. You've played in this championship a lot here in Austin, your hometown, but how important is it to get that first win knowing that now you kind of set the stage for what you have to do the rest of the way?
SERGIO GARCIA: Yeah, no, it's obviously important. If you don't win your first match you're behind the 8-ball the whole way.
But winning the first match doesn't guarantee you that you're going to get through. Obviously it's a lot tougher now with this format, because before I would be in the second round already, but now unfortunately I have to play two more matches and I probably have to win them both or at least a win tomorrow and a half.
So definitely it's a lot trickier when it comes down to that, so just got to go out there tomorrow and play well and try to beat Collin.
Q. What the part of your game today was particularly strong for you to get this win?
SERGIO GARCIA: Well, I think there were a good amount of things. I felt like I putted nicely. Conditions weren't easy, it was a bit breezy, it was gusty. But I felt like I hit a lot of good iron shots, I hit a good amount of drives, missed a couple here and there, but overall it was pretty solid and I was able to make a couple of key putts at the right time and that obviously, that was the, that made a big difference.
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