Q. 3-under par 67, having been level par through 12. What's your verdict on the day?
PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON: Look, I played lovely at the start and struggled to score well. I had a really bad three-putt early on and took three from the edge of the green. Then on the back nine, I didn't play so well and scored great. I chipped in on 13. Holed a nice putt on the two par 3s.
Yeah, disappointing to three-putt the last but I've been really struggling with my uphill drives. I hit a hook on 16 and hit a hook on the last. It's hurting me a lot on the tee. I have no confidence. I am okay when I'm going down but not so good when I'm going up.
Yeah, I need to get rid of that over the next three days. I need to get a little bit more aggressive or more confident off the tee so that I can be more aggressive off the tee.
Q. You were saying you love this golf course but it doesn't suit your style of play. How do you feel now?
PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON: It's perfect at the moment. A little greener is perfect. I thought I was going to come and it would be very firm and fast, and that means everybody playing to the same spot. With it being a little bit greener I can take on some of those par 4s that are drivable. If it's really firm on those greens, you pitch five yards left of the green, you might go 40 yards long. Whereas with it being soft, nice and soft to run. It's very nice at the moment.
I've got to say, every player, every caddie here, this is probably the best golf course we've set foot on. You just couldn't improve on this. If anybody would ever think of changing anything here, this is as good as it gets.
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