Q. What was the best shot among the four birdies to close?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Best shot among the four birdies, probably the drive on 18. Actually, to be fair, what was a golf shot, the drive on 17 and then the second shot was probably the best too.
18 you've obviously still got work to do. You're like, right, I've had a great round of golf, and I think when you're standing on 18 -- it's a great finishing hole. You've still got to stand up and hit a golf shot on the last. Felt really good on the tee, but to hit a golf shot like that, it was literally exactly where I was aiming, so obviously that one.
Q. What else did you do well today?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: I stayed patient through the first seven holes, I would say, because I played really good early on. Made a bogey on 5, hit a poor iron shot there actually. It was like the worst shot of the day. Felt like I hadn't made the most of any of the chances that I had given myself, and I think just being patient through that stretch and then eventually got something going. Holed a nice one on 8 and then holed a bunker shot on 9.
I think that was really important, and from there things started to flow a bit more. It went my way. But those first seven holes were probably key.
Q. You were first in driving accuracy and greens in regulation today. What's going to be the key for you to continue that on to tomorrow?
TOMMY FLEETWOOD: Well, golf is a funny game. My game has felt in good shape throughout the practice days, and I played great in the pro-am yesterday, but that means nothing. Sometimes you prefer to play awful in the pro-am and get that out of the way.
I like the course, and I like the setup of a lot of the tee shots, and I think if I can keep my swing in a similar place -- you're going to go through a tough stretch at some point with 72 holes ahead of us, but my game has felt in a good place, and if I can just try and keep it there and stay present and stay focused then we'll see what we can do.
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