Q. What message would you like to share about your round today? What takeaway do you have from a day like this?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: I think I played a really good round of golf, and I felt in a really good place with my swing. It's one of those, I think I putted well. I think it's just one of those rounds where I scored probably what I should have, like I got out of it what I really wanted to.
It was a tough day. So I'm happy with a lot of things. Yesterday was a really good start to the event. I've started to start tournaments a bit better than I did at the start of the year.
That's like, I suppose, a couple of rounds where I feel like I've put a lot of things together. That's one step closer to doing it four rounds really.
Q. What was tough about today, outside of this tent flapping? It was windy, but it didn't seem like outrageous wind? Was it more gustiness?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: It was more the gustiness. I think around this course, because you're enveloped in the trees a lot, so it doesn't seem -- it didn't look that windy, and it didn't seem that windy. Once it's going to rise over those, it's like the wind flickers a lot, and it swirls. Then on top of that, you have to be very precise.
The greens are getting firmer and firmer, and I think that's going to have a big part to play over the weekend. Yeah, it's a few things really.
It's one of those golf courses where you're like I'm only hitting a 5-wood and a 9-iron, and it shouldn't be that hard. It actually really, really is. It's one of those frustrating places that way.
Q. New putter this week?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: New putter this week. Yeah, it's lasted two days so far.
Q. Solid? You like it?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Yeah, it's been good. It's helped me with my alignment for sure. I've been really close to putting well this year and then just gone through a couple of weeks where I really felt like I'd given a lot away on the greens.
It was more I came here on Monday late afternoon, and I just wanted to find a new energy being on the greens and stuff. I went through some putter testing, and like nobody tries more putters than me. I love trying a putter.
I actually found this one that I really felt was good with my alignment. It's really kind of helped. It helped with my routine and where my eyes go. So far, it's been good.
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