Q. 7-under, 12-under for the tournament. Right at the top. How are you feeling?
JOHN CATLIN: I'm feeling great. It was nice to make a few more putts, hit the ball a little better on the back nine. And was able to give myself more chances on the back nine as well, and made a few of those.
The up-and-down on 17 was really nice as well. So, yeah, it was good. It was a good round.
Q. And what was it like out there? Because it looked like the players in the morning had kind of low scores; players in the afternoon, struggling a little bit more. So can you explain why?
JOHN CATLIN: I can't. To be fair, it wasn't too easy for us out there. It was off-and-on rain. There was times I wanted to take my jacket off, and then there was times I wanted to put my rain gear on.
So it was up and down all day. And I feel like I handled it pretty well.
Q. You won this event in 2020. Same tournament, different venue. Does it give you kind of good vibes about the event, the Irish people?
JOHN CATLIN: Yeah, for sure. My coach is actually part Irish as well, and he's here this week. This is his first time coming over for the European Tour, or DP World Tour, I should say.
And it's nice having him here. He's definitely kept me calm. And we've been able to put some good work in, and it's paying off. So I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
Q. It looks like you don't shy away from low rounds when you go into the final day. You've won shooting 65 and 64 in previous tournaments. What is it about the final day that you think that you thrive off?
JOHN CATLIN: I love the excitement. I love going out there and giving it my all. You know, no matter what happens, that's all you can really ask of yourself. So I'm excited to do it again tomorrow.
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