Q. So how exciting was that finishing stretch there, especially with the chip-in on 17?
RYO HISATSUNE: Yeah, it was very lucky, especially like little bit pulled really nice tee shot but I kind of a little bit into the water.
Yeah, some more reset and then I going to make some chip in, some make it, some, yeah, going to be more fun.
Q. It's been a good start to your season. What's been working well?
RYO HISATSUNE: Yeah, yeah, especially like in the last -- changes last week and putting very well, and especially this week also like putting very well then more confident to playing the golf.
So, yeah, pretty much right now it's very some comfortable playing, so everything, yep.
Q. I think there is a chance you might get paired with Hideki tomorrow based on how it goes.
RYO HISATSUNE: Yeah, I saw.
Q. You played together at the PGA a couple years ago.
RYO HISATSUNE: Uh-huh, right.
Q. What would that be like in a final pairing on the weekend?
RYO HISATSUNE: Yeah, it was some dreams on my pairing, especially like -- yeah, it's always some practice round with Hideki, but, yeah, it's final, hopefully final group. Play with Hideki, yeah, I will be more excited, yeah.
Q. You said it's like a dream to play?
RYO HISATSUNE: Yeah, yeah. Absolutely dream to play. Especially in the Phoenix, yeah.
Q. And you Hideki are two Japanese born players. What does that mean that you could be sitting at the top after day two?
RYO HISATSUNE: Yeah, like so you mean the...
Q. The leaderboard. How exciting is that to have two Japanese players at the top?
RYO HISATSUNE: At the top, yeah, especially, yeah -- chasing Hideki is all I can -- especially like more (indiscernible) myself. More excited, yeah.
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