Q. A lot of ups and downs; how are you feeling about it in the end?
LINN GRANT: Yeah, obviously I finished good. I felt like I had good golf in me all day, obviously a lot of birdies.
But the greens are so quick, which I'm a little unfamiliar with. I had a lot of downhill putts which I try to like really be like, just hit it short of the hole, just try to hit it short of the hole. Just couldn't do it.
So, yeah, but turned out well in the end.
Q. 9 has been a hot topic of conversation this week. How does it feel to make a birdie on that hole?
LINN GRANT: Very nice. I was just happy I made the green on the first shot. Yeah, very happy.
Q. So when you look ahead to the weekend, how aggressive can you be here or is it just more trying to hold on?
LINN GRANT: No, I don't think I'm going to try to be aggressive at all. I mean, playing U.S. Opens before, just looking at what the weekend, looks like it looks tougher and tougher each day.
I'm going to keep that in mind and just play a little bit more conservative, maybe putting into the greens. (Wind interference) pins in order to have the best lie and know that -- I mean, these past two days ever bogey I made, okay, it's fine. People are going to make bogeys. It's fine.
Just still keep that in mind and maybe a little bit of patience.
Q. When did you learn to have that kind of mindset in the U.S. Open?
LINN GRANT: I did well my two first years playing is an am. I also realized it just got harder and harder, and that really taught me that, okay, it's all about who has got enough energy on Sunday and not really about who plays the best.
It's going to be times where it's just like okay, I just have to get this on the green. Not even going to look at the pin. Bogey is my best play here.
Q. Does this course remind you of anything else you ever played?
LINN GRANT: It actually reminds me of home, but on a very good level. We don't have a course like this at home but the grass is very similar to where I'm from.
So I would say this is like the courses but on steroids. It's really, really levelled up. But it's very familiar in the feel of it, which is nice.
Q. What did you see from the course today in comparison to yesterday's round?
LINN GRANT: I thought the pins were tougher. Maybe not hitting into the greens but putting around the holes. A lot of tricky like three-, four-footers. I think that was the biggest difference for me.
Q. For sure. How do you feel about your first two rounds and how are you preparing for this weekend?
LINN GRANT: Feels good. Feel like my game is very solid. Like I said before, just have to keep manage mind that even though I hit good shots it's not going to be a birdie every time. Be happy with pars and be okay with bogeys.
For tomorrow, just like I said, just go out and be even more patient with it and maybe take a couple hits to the face, you know. Just be fine with it.
Q. Finally, what was working with your game today? What will you be working on before playing the final 36 holes?
LINN GRANT: I would say I hit my irons good today. Had a couple drivers that felt a bit off and uncomfortable, so that is what I'm going to head to do. And also going to try to hit those short downhill putts before tomorrow so I think I'm going to have more of those.
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