Q. Contrast the first two days for me, between yesterday and today.
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Yeah, a disappointing finish today, so that was probably the only bit of disappointment I've had over two days. That's going to come over a four-round golf tournament.
I actually drove the ball way better today. I was really good off the tee and just couldn't quite capitalize on it. I think the golf course is really tough. I think it's easy to see one person's score, which is phenomenal, and be a bit frustrated with the odd mistake really. I think that just emphasizes when you do make a bogey or a couple of bogeys, it's easy to get frustrated at that.
But I played well again. Like I said, I was really happy with how I improved off the tee. Felt like I did a ton of good stuff. I actually hit a bunch of greens. I just went through that scrappy patch at the end where it's going to -- that's going to happen around here. Again, fine margins. If I would have just holed that putt on the last there, good day, nice finish on 18 to get through those last few holes.
Fine margins. Felt like I played good again. I'm in fifth place, so it's hard to moan too much about it.
Q. I think 13 fairways today; any tweaks you made or kind of variance day-to-day?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Well, I focused more on just trying to put the driver in play when I had it. I sort of went to a shorter finish today, just trying to hit more of an iron finish with my driver, which I do sometimes. I just straightened that out really.
When it's all really flowing, you just let the swing go, but I felt like let's just put a bit more focus on that and try and control that through impact. Aside from that, that was it. I hit one bad 5-wood; I remember the shot where I missed the fairway. I love my 5-wood. I don't really miss fairways with that, so that was a bit of a shocker.
Like I said, putting the ball in play all the time is huge around here. I did get -- pick up the odd mud. I felt like yesterday I was in the bunkers all day and it was perfect. It was actually better at times. I putted well. I actually hit on that back nine, felt like even the shots that I dropped, 14 and 15, two poorish iron shots, I hit great putts, could have gone in.
Great putt on 16, and then I just -- if you're asking me to take the putt back on 18, I wouldn't have took it back. That pin there is on a really strong slope so you knock it in, you don't think anything of it. You miss it, it's a tough putt. Yeah, a lot of good.
Q. Rory mentioned he's got nine tournaments the rest of the year and it made me think about what you have going given your tendency of schedule.
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Yeah, I don't know. I haven't counted them up. Seven or eight still to go.
I think the way the schedule has worked the last two, three years, if you're one of the guys that plays both tours and you play well, it works great really. It sort of gets broken up. I've always started the year in the Middle East because I live there as well and I've always enjoyed playing there. Then you play the PGA TOUR for the majority until that season finishes and then you can have a crack at DP World Tour from there on in really.
That's just the way the schedule fits if you play on both tours, and you end up playing quite a bit of golf.
Q. When do you take your break, and do you concern yourself with conserving energy when you get to a hot time of the year with a lot of big stuff?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Yeah, I think --
Q. Am I making too much of that?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: No, I don't think so at all. I think it's important to find some sort of off-season. That's kind of what everybody asks for, right? That's why the seasons changed.
Yeah, December is always a time I try and -- I will try and have December off and sort of take a rest, and then the season picks up pretty quick. There isn't that much resting going on.
I think you do go through parts of the season where you have a massive run, really. Everybody feels like it's a big break when you play the Scottish and the Open, but it's only that you've just gone back to Europe. And that was for us; other people have played.
I think I had two weeks after Travelers before Scotland and two weeks off after the Open before this. It's not a massive break, but you have to select the pockets of time and you have to sort of time manage when you can.
Other than that, we play a lot, and I think that's one of the things that -- personally I feel better when I'm in a rhythm of playing, but still, you've got to find time to not burn out as well.
I don't know if there's a secret to that, but I just try my best. I just pick the times that I'm playing and try and play the best I can.
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