Q. A few under par, 69, today. How do you feel about your performance?
JORDAN BURNAND: Yeah, it was a good round out there today. I held on nicely. I started badly in the beginning, a couple of holes, missed quite a few greens in my first six holes, and chipping and putting saved me a bit. Then I managed to build a bit of momentum, and then the eagle on 15 helps.
So yeah, very, very happy with the game. It was a good performance, and I'm very happy with the start.
Q. Talk us through the eagle.
JORDAN BURNAND: Yeah, obviously the tees were up compared to what we're normally used to, so it makes it a tougher drive. But I just hit a good drive, nice high fade off the out-of-bounds, and I hit it down there and I had 155 in, and I just hit a 9-iron to about 12, 15 foot and holed the putt. It was pretty much a standard eagle. But I was very happy about it. It was very good.
Q. How demanding is it with the heat out there?
JORDAN BURNAND: Yeah, we were looking driving in the car, and I think the car said 39 coming back up here. It's been very, very hot. It's just water; you have got to stay hydrated, keep eating snacks on the golf course, and hydration is key out here.
Yeah, staying as hydrated as possible.
Q. Obviously a lot of your teammates are people that you know; your compatriots are up there, as well. How much does that motivate you and get you going?
JORDAN BURNAND: Yeah, look, we're obviously teammates and all of that, but at the end of the day, golf is an individual sport and we're competitors. When you see your mates up there doing well, it's fantastic. You just want to chase them down and obviously get one up on them, so that's what we'll do the next three days and hopefully by the end of the week it's good enough.
Q. It's just rest, rehydrate and back out tomorrow then?
JORDAN BURNAND: Correct, yeah. Rest now, get a bit of practice in, and then rehydrate, rest up and have a good night's sleep and get out there early tomorrow and see what we can do.
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