Q. Great opening round. Talk us through how you were feeling out there today.
MAXIMILIAN KIEFFER: It was a great day. Obviously like every round when you play well, go low, I drove it well, picked smart targets on the greens and holed a lot of putts. Really the momentum was there all day. I had a great start and Haotong was playing well. There was so much momentum in the group all day. Surprisingly golf feels pretty easy.
Q. How was it; Haotong matched you almost stroke for stroke.
MAXIMILIAN KIEFFER: It was unbelievable. We all hit it well. It was normal to hit good shots, I think, and that really helps.
Q. Gives you something to build on for Friday and into the weekend?
MAXIMILIAN KIEFFER: Yeah, I'm just looking forward to rest now a bit. Got a nice apartment here with my dad. I'm very happy with the round today, and we'll see the game plan for tomorrow. But I think it's going to stay calm, so you probably have to keep being aggressive.
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