Q. All right, joined after the third round of the FM Championship by Jeeno Thitikul. Really great round today; finished with a birdie on 18. Can you take us through your round?
JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, I think I hit it really solid round -- I mean, throughout the round today, and then be able to make a putt more than the first two days. I know I hit it pretty good on the first two day but the putter wasn't as hot as today.
So I think that's all pretty much what I have done today, yeah.
Q. You mentioned it a little bit, but you hit only nine of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation and recorded only 25 putts. Talk about why you think your putting might have been so good today.
JEENO THITIKUL: I think -- I know I had 12 green today, but like, you know, the one that I'm not on the green just like at the fringe, which is a good yardages, good -- just maybe three yards left of the pin and then just had me like a short chip.
And then, you know, the ball striking is pretty good. It's just like if it's on the green it's close to the pin, which is I really like what it is out there today. It's kind of teach me if you hit it good it doesn't turn out to be good as always. Yeah, I think I had one or two like par saving from a long putt as well.
Q. The conditions out here have been a little bit different each day: dry and firm the first day and obviously very wet yesterday. How have you managed the course with everything that it's thrown at people this week?
JEENO THITIKUL: I did get bogey -- I go back yesterday as well, because I know the green was so slower than what we -- what I thought after we got rain.
I thought it's going to be softer and then the green was going to be slower today, but I don't know how like all the staff can do same as -- almost same as like first couple days. The green was kind of back to faster again and then it wasn't that soft as I thought it's going to be.
I think they had really good on maintaining the course.
Q. You seem to put yourself into contention nearly every weekend and you also always seem to be having fun out here. How do you continue to just enjoy playing golf when for you it really is your job?
JEENO THITIKUL: I think if you're hitting good you enjoy playing golf more and more I guess. I think I have not think to beat other people except beating myself and the course every day.
I know like I can't control anything else more than myself, more than my swing and then more than my stroke. I trying to do it perfectly but as golf, it's not going to be turn out to be perfect as always. 18 holes, you definitely going to make a mistake.
But I was just think like simple golf is the best that I can do. If I can do simple golf, that's when I play my best.
Q. So I know that you just talked about that it is you and the course and you're not going to think about anything else. I'm going to ask you, what do you think of today's round and how this puts you into contention for tomorrow?
JEENO THITIKUL: Yeah, kind of boost my confident with the putter today because I know the first couple day wasn't that, you know, good as -- the putter wasn't as hot as today.
I still have something to deal with. It's my off the tee. I still have to deal with my driver a little bit. It's depend -- luckily that I have been hitting the fairway enough. If you saw me on the practice round, saw me on the range hitting like thousand balls with a driver more than I hit in the off week.
Q. Do you ever find yourself looking for a scoreboard or paying attention to how others around you are doing in a final round? I know that this is not unfamiliar territory to you to be at the top of the leaderboard and in contention. What are your thoughts on how you deal with that mind game of I need to catch this person, I can't let this person catch me?
JEENO THITIKUL: I think I try not to look at the leaderboard. I know definitely -- like it's depend on some athletes like to look at the leaderboard so much because they trying to do aggressive games and they trying to make a birdie as much as they can.
But like I think I'm the type of person if I look at the leaderboard the thoughts will come through my head a lot so I try not to look at it. And then like I said, if you look at it or not look at it but you not be able to make a birdie, it's the same chance.
So the point is just making a birdie and par.
Q. Is there any temptation to look at it? For example 18 green today, there is a big scoreboard up there. Do you just look away, not pay attention at all? What goes through your head in that regard?
JEENO THITIKUL: Today I just look at it because I want to know how people are doing. But like if you are in contention maybe final round for Sunday, it's really depend on the people. But like to me, I prefer not try to look at it too much. I just trying to focus on my game.
If I look at it then I'll just say oh, so many players coming up making birdies, or, wow, the leader is far away, I would like so many thoughts come into my head so I don't like it that much.
I just trying to keep focus on my game.
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