Q. How would you characterize the day?
SAM BURNS: I think the golf course was playing, obviously, difficult. I think we knew that going into today. I said earlier, even when we showed up on Tuesday, you could tell the golf course already had some firmness to it. The ball was bouncing on the green. Anytime you get some heat and sun and wind it only make it's more -- like, getting the ball close to the hole when it gets that firm and the winds are the way they are is extremely difficult. So I just think a lot of times you're standing out there with a 7- or 8-iron and you hit it to 30 feet and it's a really good shot.
So I think that's why you don't see a ton of birdies, and the margins are just so thin of where you have to land the ball on the greens that it just -- a couple yards here or there and it's the difference in making birdie and making bogey.
Q. What did you do so well today?
SAM BURNS: I feel like I just kind of tried to take what the golf course was giving me. I think I got out of position a couple times. Unfortunate to make a bogey there on 11. Yeah, I think just trying to be patient. We had good numbers and good clubs and we played aggressive. But other than that just trying to get the ball on the green and give ourselves as many looks as possible.
Q. And make a few?
SAM BURNS: Yeah.
Q. How it did it make you feel, Sam?
SAM BURNS: Good.
Q. Since the Masters, the results haven't been there. Where would you say your game is right now during this part of the year?
SAM BURNS: Yeah, I think I feel like I've played a lot better than maybe my results have shown. Sometimes that's just the way golf goes. I think if you look at a shot a round throughout those events, it's the difference in finishing 30th and 10th, probably. So I think that's just -- it's just been a little bit of that, not quite sharp enough a couple rounds and giving a few away. But overall, I feel like it's been pretty solid.
Q. Do you like this -- you got RBC next week I'm thinking, right?
SAM BURNS: I do.
Q. Heading into a U.S. Open, I don't want to say this is a U.S. Open, but frankly it kind of in terms of patience and beating yourself over the head --
SAM BURNS: Yeah, I think when the conditions get like they are or like they were today it certainly feels that way. Just we finished up there, Travis and I were just saying how tired we were, just because every single shot it takes so much focus and intensity and making sure that you're committed to what you're doing. It feels that way like a U.S. Open. So, yeah, I totally agree.
Q. Plus you got to walk up hills after every green.
SAM BURNS: Yeah. And back, way back to tees.
Q. Is there one thing that you'll focus on this weekend to hopefully stay in contention?
SAM BURNS: No, I think I wouldn't say there's any certain one thing. I think this golf course is just demanding. So making sure I get some rest and show up ready to play tomorrow.
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