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THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP

May 10, 2015

Rory McIlroy

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA

Q. If you could have played the front nine in under par this week you would be right there. What was it about that stretch?
RORY MCILROY: I don't know. I felt like again I hit the ball very well from tee to green and I just didn't hit it close enough on the front nine this week, I feel. I feel like there's a lot more chances on the back nine anyway, but even if I could have went out in 33 or 34 a couple of times it would have made a big difference. But yeah, just one of those golf courses you feel like you play well, you walk off with 70 and you're quite frustrated. So, still another solid week. A lot of positives to take from tee to green, just need to go home over the next couple of days and work on my putting a little bit and hopefully it will be a bit better for next week.

Q. What's the difference between a week where nothing seems to drop and weeks where it all goes in the hole?
RORY MCILROY: When you're hitting the hole a lot it's probably speed more than anything else. I felt the ones that had a chance I -- maybe just weren't -- they were a little, they weren't quite rolling past the hole they were just getting to the hole and sort of dying away. So, maybe just hitting putts a little too soft at times out there. So, just I'll try to get the speed a bit better next week and be a bit more aggressive on the greens and hopefully that will make a difference.

Q. Did you go out with a number in mind today?
RORY MCILROY: Yeah, I thought if I could get to 12 or 13 I would have a chance. Even when I birdied 11 and 12 there to get to 8 I thought it's still possible to get to 12. Gave myself a great chance on 13 and didn't convert and then it was tough from there.

Q. How would you compare the way you played this week compared to last week?
RORY MCILROY: I feel I hit it very similar from tee to green. Obviously in match play you need to hole putts to win matches and I was able to do that last week when I needed to. I still didn't feel like I putted great last week, but I got the job done whenever I needed to. Just if I can play like this just more of the same next week. I don't know really what else I can take out of it, except from the fact that I'm hitting the ball well, giving myself plenty of opportunities for birdies, and if I can do that around here, I feel like I can do that around anywhere. So, pretty positive going into Charlotte.

Q. What sort of similarities between this tournament and the Masters? Are there any?
RORY MCILROY: Yeah, I got off to such a slow start at Augusta and then I played really well for the last 45 holes. Here, it's steady. Every round's under par, every round I'm hitting a lot of fairways, a lot of greens, I'm just, it's there. I'm hoping -- I'm not hoping, I'm expecting a week where if I go out and hole putts, I'll do what I have done before and win easily.

Q. (No Microphone.)
RORY MCILROY: Yeah, leaving frustrated again. It is. It's just that sort of course. You look at the scores out there, no one is going low, I'm three behind the leader, it's not -- and that's coming off feeling like I've left between five and 10 shots out there this week, so.

Q. (No Microphone.)
RORY MCILROY: Yeah, yeah, I'm really happy with where everything is from tee to green. So more of the same with that and as I said, gave myself plenty of opportunities for birdies and just hole a few more putts.

Q. (No Microphone.)
RORY MCILROY: I don't know. I don't know. There's a lot of putts. Shots? Not so many. But putts, there's a lot of putts from sort of inside 15 feet that -- but anyway.

Q. (No Microphone.)
RORY MCILROY: Yeah, looking forward to it. Great memories. So it's a course that I really enjoy, so looking forward to getting up there on Wednesday.
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