Q. Excellent opening round of 7-under par 63. What did you do particularly well today?
STEVEN ALKER: Thank you. I was just efficient today. Drove it in the fairway when I needed to and iron play was solid and just made some putts, especially on the back nine, just kind of kept things rolling. So I think I bogeyed 7 and after that, I just got a bit of momentum and kept it going. Always need momentum. It's a nice opening round in the Senior Open, Thursday.
Q. You've never played the Senior Open here before but you played here in 1988?
STEVEN ALKER: I remember walking around here on Monday and I recognised about five holes. But I just love the walk. I knew I was coming to a special place with some good vibes. So it's been a long time but it has not changed much at all.
Q. What's been the secret to your consistency this year?
STEVEN ALKER: Yeah, I mean, just keeping everything in shape. It's hard at our age just to keep it up and maintain our bodies, but just across the board, I probably don't practise as much as I used to. I don't grind as much but I might spend more time on the body. Just try and balance everything and keep it in shape. Short game has been solid. Everything has just been, as I said, kind of efficient and consistent.
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