Q. Good couple holes this morning. Did you get what you wanted out of these two holes?
AKSHAY BHATIA: Yeah. Making par, par would be A plus. Obviously making a birdie on the last was A plus, plus. So very good.
Q. Did you find the greens a little softer this morning with the moisture in the air and everything?
AKSHAY BHATIA: I mean it was a guessing game. 17's a tough first shot. You don't know how far the ball's going, a little bit of moisture, a little bit of dew, a little colder. So it was just, like we hit some shots on Trackman this morning. And I hit it good, and I was, like I had no idea where that golf ball was, if it was short, long, or perfect.
Q. How do you reset now before the final round?
AKSHAY BHATIA: Yeah, just go do my normal stuff again. Just another day. I think it was great that I got to come out here, sometimes I think when you're teeing off so late there can be twiddling your thumbs a little bit. So it's good to come out, felt good. Felt like Boog and I were in a good mood this morning, which is nice.
Q. What's going to be your main focus in the final round to hopefully get it done this afternoon?
AKSHAY BHATIA: Yeah, just keep doing what I'm doing. That's the biggest thing. I think, like I said yesterday, statistically I'm like losing four and a half off the tee, which is really impressive to me to be in contention. I think I battled adversity before, it's nothing new to me. I think -- yesterday I hit it in the water on 3, still made par. And I felt like that settled me down, hitting it in the water. So, again, I'm going to feel excited, nervous, but I've been here these last couple weeks. This week I think it's a little more nerve wracking than others, just because it's such a tough golf course. But again, I'm excited to just keep doing what I'm doing.
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