Q. Shane, it's been -- you won the Zurich with Rory last year, but individually it's been a couple years since you've won. What have you learned about yourself as you continually put yourself in contention and knocked on the door?
SHANE LOWRY: I just think you need to be persistent. You need to keep putting yourself there, and eventually it will happen. You look at Rory at the Masters a few weeks ago.
Keep knocking on the door, and eventually you'll go through it. I feel like I've done a good job of it this season, last season. It does get frustrating sometimes, but yeah, I'm in the final group tomorrow.
I've played pretty good golf this year. I'm pretty happy with the way I'm playing this week, and I'm going to go out and give my best. If it's good tomorrow, that will be great.
Q. Obviously three totally different scoring days between Thursday, Friday, and today. What have you learned about this golf course with three totally different conditions?
SHANE LOWRY: Yeah, look, it's great to see the way the conditions come into it today. The golf course is standing up really well. Because the fairways are quite generous for us this week. I feel like the fairways are wide, and once you get the ball on the fairways, you're going to have some chances.
It was very tough today in those winds, particularly tough to hole putts. When you get inside 10 feet, to be really precise on these greens was tough.
I think you just need to get the ball in the fairways your first go. It doesn't matter how far it goes. Once you're in the fairway, I think you can really get after this golf course.
Q. Is there any hole that's changed day to day extremely?
SHANE LOWRY: I think 1 and 2 today was a good example. You had no choice but to hit driver down the first two. It was one of those where -- I feel like it was a day where you need to get the ball as close to the green as you could, whenever you could, and work from there.
That's the way I played the course today. I felt like I played quite conservative but aggressive underneath, and I felt like I did a good job.
Q. You've said that a couple of times that you've played well this year. You're in the final group tomorrow. Have you approached this season differently? Is there a mentality shift? What inspired you to --
SHANE LOWRY: I feel like I've been like this for the past couple years, year and a half really. Since Ryder Cup in Rome, I feel like I've kicked on a little bit, and I've been quite mature.
I've worked hard, though. I've put a lot into it the last two years -- my whole career, but particularly the last two years. I've worked very hard. Starting to see some rewards is good. Obviously you want trophies, and that's going to be my number one goal tomorrow.
If it happens tomorrow, it would be great. If it doesn't, I'll dust myself off and go to Quail Hollow and try my best there. Yeah, one thing's for sure, I'll give my best.
Q. What's going to be the key tomorrow to calming your mind and setting yourself in the cauldron?
SHANE LOWRY: I think just allowing myself to be myself and play my game. I think, if I allow myself to be me tomorrow, I can achieve what I want to achieve.
It's a funny old game. There's obviously some of the best players in the world not too far behind us. So, yeah, I'll give it my best.
Q. Keith mentioned that the greens were a completely different speed today versus yesterday. Is that how you saw it too? How did you feel about them as your round went on?
SHANE LOWRY: They were a lot quicker today, especially towards the end. I felt like we had a few putts where you're hitting them at pace, which was not the case the first few days. The first few days, I felt like they were quite slow.
Yeah, as the week's gone on, they've gotten quite quick. Obviously we were the last group today, so they were a little bit chewed up towards the end, but that's what you get. I thought I handled it pretty well.
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