Q. Aaron, you came out this morning and had a couple more holes to play in the first round, come out in the second round with an even-par 71. Can we just get an opening comment on your day?
AARON RAI: Yes, it started very well. We were on the 16th green of round 1 in the morning and finished off really nicely with a couple of birdies.
Struggled a little bit this afternoon. Didn't quite play as well tee-to-green, didn't quite roll it as well on the green. Yeah, it was a tricky day. Could have been a little bit better, but also could have been a little bit worse.
All in all, it's been a good couple of days. Certainly would have taken it at the start Thursday.
Q. Going into the weekend, looks like you're four strokes back right now. What's kind of your mindset going into the weekend?
AARON RAI: Just try to do as much of the same thing as possible. I played a little freer yesterday than I did today. So I think, if I can kind of stick to the strategy and just kind of get out of my own way a little bit, then I'll give myself a good chance to play some good golf this weekend.
That's the plan, and we'll see what happens.
Q. Up early this morning, looks like it will be a little less than 24 hours until your tee time tomorrow. What's the next 24 hours look like?
AARON RAI: Just quite a lot of rest. I'll get some lunch soon and probably head back to the house and just get a little bit of sleep. It was an early start this morning.
Then might come back, do a bit of practice, get some food and just chill out really and try and get a good night's rest. It will be a long weekend. This course is going to get firmer. It's a real tricky place. You've got to really try to stay on it and focus as much as possible.
So just try and rest and get ready for tomorrow and Sunday.
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