Q. Nick, deciding to wait until the morning, can you talk about what goes through your mind as you're deciding what to do there?
NICK HARDY: Yeah, look, the sun was down. I want to give myself the best chance of making that putt, and the competitor in me wants to hit it now, but I know that the best chance for me to make that putt is to come back tomorrow.
Q. So there was a part of you as you were walking to the green, were you 50/50 in your mind?
NICK HARDY: When I was walking to the green, I was wondering if the officials would agree with me. But the sun was definitely down, and I was like, you know what, they're only a minute away from blowing it, so I've got to give myself the best chance to make this putt.
Q. Can you just describe why -- in layman's terms why it's better in the morning do you think?
NICK HARDY: Well, fresh greens, perfect light. You've got enough light to see everything, any imperfections in the line. Yeah, I think a lot of people might hit that putt, but I think for me to give myself the best chance to hit that putt, I'll wait until tomorrow.
Q. Have you had this situation before?
NICK HARDY: Yeah, I had this situation at Colonial last year. We were in a delay. I had about a 15-footer on the last hole, and I knocked it in after about an hour and a half delay. Hopefully I can get some of those good memories for tonight going into tomorrow.
Q. What's the plan tonight?
NICK HARDY: Stay away from my phone and rest easy and dream about making that putt.
Q. So you will think about it?
NICK HARDY: Well, before I go to bed, I think it's important to hit that putt a couple times and then forget about it and then wake up tomorrow and get a good warm-up on the green and then go out and make it.
Q. What type of putt do you think?
NICK HARDY: It's probably like 17 feet downhill, right to left. It's a pretty easy read, but obviously a 17-footer, anyone knows the odds of making a 17-footer. Not very good. But if I hit a good putt, that's all I can control.
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