Q. A good start to the week, a 66 to kick things off. Put us in the driver's seat for that one.
RYAN FOX: Yeah, it was interesting, to be honest. I think I hit three fairways, but I only missed three greens. I think it's kind of hard to hit fairways around here with it being so firm at the moment, it kind of just slides off into the rough. But I also didn't feel like I drove it that great.
With the putter, I had a couple of 3-putts. I missed a couple of short ones. But I also felt like everything looked like it had a chance of going in. It was just a strange day. A lot of bogeys, a lot of birdies and an eagle in there.
I'm very happy with the score, but I would like it to be a little less colorful tomorrow.
Q. You're having a great season so far, and a big win under the belt, RBC Canadian Open. You're confident in yourself and your game. Do you feel happy with what you're bringing into this week?
RYAN FOX: Yeah. Yeah, I had a couple of weeks off coming into this week. It was a really big stretch, a couple of wins in there, a couple of majors, a couple of signature events.
And I was running on empty there, and took the last two weeks off, came over to the UK early, played a little bit of links golf, which has been really fun. Probably felt a little bit rusty in patches today, just kind of not tournament sharp.
But, yeah, I feel like my game is still there. And the good thing now, I know for certain my best stuff can compete with anyone out there.
And yeah, would like to bring it out a bit more often than I have over the last couple of years, but can definitely take a lot of confidence from the last few weeks.
And kind of feel like I'm playing a little bit with house money at the moment, having status, guaranteed status, the schedule going forward, that's been massive because it's been a tricky couple of years in that regard.
Q. Often goes under the radar, just how hard it is out here, battling week to week to find that sense of security. It seems in your body language you do seem relaxed, you seem happy. That must be a really nice place to play golf with, at least for a while.
RYAN FOX: Definitely. We're all chasing something regardless of how you've played. Just after the last few weeks, I don't feel like I'm riding myself quite as hard. If I hit a bad shot, it's a lot easier to laugh it off. If I miss a putt, it doesn't matter as much, whereas maybe the last 18 months or so felt like I tried too hard, just a little bit too much. That's a hard place to play really good golf from.
And I've kind of just slipped back into kind of trying to hit golf shots at Myrtle Beach, coming down the stretch. Just being in contention, just flip that switch and go, okay, I'm just trying to hit a shot, I'm not worried about where it goes.
And I hit a lot of really good shots in that. Getting a win helped, but that changed the whole mentality on the golf course. Just felt like I could go back and be comfortable out, trying to hit shots, not chasing something, not trying to worry about where the ball is going to go.
It's been a really nice few months being able to play golf that way again.
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