Q. You said this was one of the best ball striking rounds this year; talk about what made it that way.
SEPP STRAKA: Yeah, I hit the driver incredibly well. I hit my driver well last week at Augusta. First round had a few loose ones, but after that it was pretty good, but it's harder to gauge there whether you're driving it well. Here it's pretty easy. If you have a shot into the green you've hit a good drive.
I really just hit one loose one out there, and I was able to make par on that hole, and yeah, the driver was really nice.
Q. I asked this to Patrick Rodgers. Do the defined fairways here with where the trees are, does that heighten your focus when you're on the tee?
SEPP STRAKA: Yeah, for sure, definitely. It's crazy because every hole you've got that really tight fairway. You really have to kind of pull off a shot, and then you get to 18 and it's the widest fairway of the year, and it's easy to let one loose on 18.
But yeah, I definitely think it heightens your focus. It has to because you really have to be precise about where you hit your tee ball.
Q. Do you feel like you've kind of recovered from Augusta physically, mentally?
SEPP STRAKA: Yeah, it took a little bit. Even yesterday I was telling my caddie I was really tired. Just the adrenaline, the high focus all day. The walk is not easy. Just takes a lot out of you that week. Felt like I did a pretty good job the last Monday through Wednesday kind of making sure I recover well, and ready to go for the day.
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