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Saturday, 7 December, 2024

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Golf Club

Ben Campbell

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Q. You're like a handful of points short. They'd have to both fall away dramatically. You've just done 7-under two days in a row. You've left everything out there. How are you feeling about what you did?

BEN CAMPBELL: It was close. Obviously disappointing. Sort of the first round played really well, then bad finish second round. You probably look back at that. Today I felt like I played really well. Just sort of the putter went cold in the middle of the round and holed a couple coming in.

Yeah, it was close, wasn't far away. It always comes down to a few of those putts at the end of the year or those shots. It's just what it is, and you can't do much about it.

Q. You put everything into it, and I think you managed there to keep -- obviously you've got -- you must have one mind on the bigger picture and one mind on the actual round itself, and I wonder how you can manage to deal with that.

BEN CAMPBELL: I think it's always there. I sort of just think you've got to get out there and play how you play. You're either going to play well or you're not. You can't really do anything about that. You try your hardest. You do the practice and things like that.

Golf's a pretty cruel game sometimes, and sometimes it comes off and sometimes it doesn't. The difference between a great round and a good round can be millimeters.

Obviously wasn't far away, but still things to build on. I still feel like there's improvement in my game for next year and that, which is exciting. So all in all.

Q. You're on fire. You're going into next week's tournament in round 2, just done two 7-unders, as I say. You've got to get in the top 20 on Friday to get in a 36-hole shootout on Saturday. It's not beyond you then to actually do that. Do you feel like you're still -- your form's very good, I think.

BEN CAMPBELL: Yeah, definitely. I just think it's going to be important to rest up now and sort of get a few days rest, come back Tuesday, Wednesday, get some good practice in. Then it's just got to reset and go again.

It's been a solid year for me. I feel like I've learned a lot. The game keeps going in the right direction, which is nice.

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