The Bay Golf Club 5, Boston Common Golf 4
Q. Wyndham, great eagle there to finish. Big day. What do you take away from today? What are some of the moments, and how happy are you to come away with two wins?
WYNDHAM CLARK: Yeah, it's huge. I think we kind of eliminated Boston from the Playoffs, which I think they're a very strong team. I don't know if that's true.
Regardless, it's just huge that we know we're in the Playoffs now and continue the momentum.
There's nothing better than riding high on good confidence. So, yeah, it was a great day. It was a lot of fun. We, I feel like, again played awesome golf, a lot of good shots, a lot of great made putts. We never really gave away holes, which is huge, especially in match play.
Q. In the final hole, go through what you're thinking there.
WYNDHAM CLARK: Yeah, it's honestly nerve-racking. You really do have those jitters that you get into a normal tournament, and you know, you feel juiced up. You feel like you're going to hit it farther. You gotta control your breathing, and all that stuff.
It was fun to hit a great drive. I had a perfect number with a 7-iron, and to pull off that shot after Hideki hit a great shot, I'm proud of myself for that.
And then, you know, to have a putt and a chance to win is always really fun, and especially in this with your teammates. It makes it even better.
Q. And the time-out? Talk about using the time-out there.
WYNDHAM CLARK: Honestly, I think it was to their disadvantage a little bit. Not that we were rushing by any means, but when you get to the artificial heartbeat, combined with your heartbeat and the nerves, like, it really does accentuate the moment a little bit.
I felt like maybe you quick-putt it if you feel like you only have a few seconds left. So when they called the time out, I feel like it calmed us down. I didn't have to putt with the heartbeat, and it was -- honestly made it easier in my opinion.
Q. Ludvig, you must be pretty exhausted, but to come from Torrey Pines and Genesis Invitational with the victory, and then come here and perform like you did, you must be pretty proud of yourself?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: It was nice. It was a great day for us, for the Bay Golf Club. I think it was really fun to have those tight matches. We talked about it before, and it is a little bit different, but it's so cool to, like Wyndham said, have those moments where you have to make a putt or you have to pull off a shot. It's almost like you're always reacting to what the other guys are doing.
Like Wyndham said, when Hideki first hit a good shot and you have to respond to that, and Rory made a putt, and I had to respond to that. So those are cool moments, and that's why we play golf, and it's cool that we're able to simulate that in a very, very different environment, rather than on an outside golf course.
Q. And last one for Shane, and then we'll open for questions, but you said last time this is the most fun you've had playing golf. Is it still fun out there?
SHANE LOWRY: Yeah, it's great, especially when you've got these two as your partners. It makes it a bit easier. Great time tonight. I think -- you know, I was sort of thinking, look, we're all competitors, so we want to win and we want to get to the Playoffs and do all that. And I was thinking if we could win both on matches today, that we're in, obviously, sitting pretty good. And just coming here and watching the boys earlier on, get the win, and then go out and do it this evening, was pretty good. And I think all in all, the whole day for TGL was really good. I think the new rules are pretty good, all the tight matches, and I think we've seen today what this could really be, yeah.
Q. Ludvig, speaking about moments, you had a moment yesterday from seven feet to win your first Signature Event. Forget that for a moment. How did the putt on 14 from six feet today compare to that moment yesterday?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: Honestly, very similar. We talked about it before. You have the same emotions kind of running through your mind. And like Shane said, we're all competitors, and six of the best players in the world are on the green, and you don't really want to mess up, especially not with your teammates being around you who are playing good golf.
So it was cool to be able to pull that off and definitely something that I'll remember for quite some time.
Q. Wyndham, I've been here live for a couple matches. You seem to really enjoy this atmosphere. What is it about playing in TGL that maybe isn't something you can be a little bit more yourself than you are when you're out playing 72 holes of stroke play out on the PGA TOUR?
WYNDHAM CLARK: I wish I had this much fun on the golf course. Lately, I've not been having very much fun on the course. And so when I come in here, I don't know what it is. I think it's a little bit of the team aspect, the atmosphere. I think it's kind of the lightheartedness, and I feel like I can just be myself and have fun and maybe say some things you wouldn't normally say on a golf course.
Yeah, I don't know, I typically play well when I'm having fun and I'm loose, and I think that happens a lot in TGL.
I would love if I could bring that to the real course.
I don't know, I just really love kind of this atmosphere. Something about it, I just feel really loose.
Q. It looks good out there.
WYNDHAM CLARK: Thank you. It's actually way smoother out here than it is on the golf course. I don't understand it.
Q. Ludvig, you had to take down some notable Stanford golfers, California golfer at Tiger Woods' event at Torrey Pines. How much would you credit being a part of The Bay to all that California success?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: Yeah, absolutely. You know, we're a California team, and I got my first signature win in California, so maybe there's a truth to that.
Unfortunately we won't be playing tournament golf in California for a while, but looking forward to the next time.
Q. You're not the only one who came west to east late last night but you're the only one who came with a trophy and probably the only one who got to bed at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning after celebrating. That short turnaround and the emotions and usually you don't have to go from winning to playing 22 hours later. What was that like?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: I didn't think it was an issue at all. When you come in here, like Wyndham said, it's so much fun, and the atmosphere is cool, you get the energy from the crowds and you get the energy from the game and from the matches. So that wasn't really an issue.
I had a couple cups of coffee this morning and then tried to eat as much as I could. But I'm sure I'll be pretty tired tomorrow, but so far today it's been okay.
Q. Ludvig, a little bit to that point, when do you think you'll really get a chance to sit down, reflect on really the success you've had in this last 24 hours?
LUDVIG ÅBERG: Yeah, we've got probably a four-hour drive back to Jax tomorrow morning, so I'm sure we're going to have some fun conversation, girlfriend and my coach. But yeah, I think over the next couple of weeks I'll probably look over and see what we did good and what we need to do better. But overall super happy with yesterday. It was fun to keep it going today.
Q. Shane, having your daughter here --
SHANE LOWRY: No one wants to ask me about my tied 49th or 39th yesterday?
Q. Your daughter was probably more excited about today than the tie for 49th. Just talk about having her as your fan in the crowd tonight.
SHANE LOWRY: It was cool to bring my family. Look, I live 10 minutes away, so this is amazing for me. The boys are all like -- Wyndham lives a long way away and Ludvig is a four-hour drive. I get to drive 10 minutes home tonight and go sleep in my own bed, so this is amazing.
My daughter, she turns eight next week, and she's just started to get into golf a little bit. She goes and plays every Tuesday with one of her friends now, and to bring her down here tonight, she loved it here.
I was talking to Tommy Fleetwood earlier. His son Frankie was here today, and he loved it as well. I think it's great for kids of that age. Even talking to some friends I have in the area here now, they're excited to get their kids down here, and they really feel like this could get their kids into golf, coming in here and doing this.
Yeah, it was great to have her here. She was a little shy at the start, but it looked like she wasn't at the end. She said she's very nervous about going to school tomorrow, she's going to be so famous. Yeah, it was great to have them here.
I did say to the boys, though, we do need to have a little party. Hopefully on the final night we'll have a big one.
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