Q. Looked like you were taking everything in your stride out there. You spoke on course that everything just seemed to be clicking, is that how it felt?
MATTHEW FITZPATRICK: Yeah, it was a solid round. It was a really solid round. Did everything really well. The only bogey I made, I got really unlucky that somehow my 52 normally goes 128. Pitched to 103 I think. One off the green and made it difficult to get up-and-down. On the whole, everything was solid so just keep it tomorrow.
Q. Birdie, birdie coming home. How difficult was the course, a few gust, colder and damper?
MATTHEW FITZPATRICK: Than normal, yeah, definitely. Early on, it was a little bit windy, as well. The wind kind of died on the back nine which was definitely beneficial. The wind today made the course, certainly on some holes, a little bit easier -- the ones into the wind played tougher.
Q. Absence of a few fans, but coming down 18 without seeing the holes framed by the stadium, what does it look like?
MATTHEW FITZPATRICK: It's just a shame. It's a real shame. It's baffling to me still that there's not a few fans allowed in. I can't understand it whatsoever. But it definitely quieter, which is, unfortunately, to be honest, makes it a little worse and I'm sure that everyone agrees that it just doesn't have the same feeling coming down the last few holes.
Yeah, I mean, it's still a fantastic golf course and a great event, but it just really sad, obviously, not to have any fans.
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