The Senior Open Presented by Rolex

Friday, July 28, 2023

Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom

Royal Porthcawl Golf Club

Alex Cejka

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Q. Level par round of 71 which included four birdies in a row and a triple. How do you sum that one up overall?

ALEX CEJKA: I played pretty decent. I'm not a morning player. So to wake up at 6 o'clock, it's a little bit rough. I played pretty solid. I had a good start. Made a couple birdies. Then I was uncomfortable on the 9th hole. The wind was left-to-right and I maybe should not have hit driver, but I blocked a little bit right and it found the bushes.

So I had to take an unplayable, pitch out on the green, three-putt. That stung a little bit after making three birdies earlier. But I fought back on the back nine that's playing a little bit trickier with the wind. I had a couple good chances but I'm happy that I finished with a birdie or an eagle putt.

Q. How about club golfers that suffer that sort of problem, they have a big number somewhere. How do you put that behind you and move on?

ALEX CEJKA: That happens to everybody. You just have to suck it up like a man and go. It really hurts. 10, 11, it was a little bit on my mind a little bit, so I didn't want to get on a bogey run from there on.

But I hit a lot of golf shots after the triple-bogey and had a couple chances, and just one stupid bogey on 16, bad lie in the rough, but overall, you know, I fought all day long.

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