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THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

July 19, 2015

Graham DeLaet

ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND

GRAHAM DeLAET: I think we got a pretty good draw there today. The 18th hole is pretty easy as far as a tee shot, you kind of hit it left, so it was nice that it didn't happen one hole earlier, I wouldn't have liked to play 17 in that left to right into the rain. But yeah, we got through it.

Q. Is it nice to get something out of a round?
GRAHAM DeLAET: Yeah, I played well today. I feel like I played the exact same as I have the three days. I was just kind of able to hole a few putts today, and that's the difference, obviously. A little disappointed. I don't know how anyone has ever made par on that 17th hole. It's such a beast, but you know, I felt like I played it well today, and it's just such a hard putt up that slope and it was a little slower than I thought and made bogey there, and that was really the only kind of blemish, but I played well.

Q. You get one more crack at 17 tomorrow. Do you have anything else up your sleeve?
GRAHAM DeLAET: I'm just going to try to hit it on the fairway, hit it on the green and two-putt for par. That's what I've been trying to do the last couple days, too. It's just a tough hole, it's a tough tee shot, and the approach shot coming in, especially with a left-to-right wind with that angle to the green, it's really, really playing tough.

Q. When you're out there, were you aware that everybody is kind of making a move this morning, and if the weather kind of kicks up a little bit this afternoon you might be a little closer?
GRAHAM DeLAET: Yeah, I wasn't really sure. I saw Leish was playing good on the board, but it's not surprising. The scores are out there for sure. There's a couple sort of tough pins to get at, but that being said, there's enough that you could get out and get good birdies. The 9th hole I front it to the front edge today, so that was playing a little different than it has the last couple days. Yeah, the scores are out there, but if this keeps up, things are definitely going to change.

Q. Did you get a good day of rest yesterday?
GRAHAM DeLAET: Yeah, I came out for about two hours, had a workout and got some soft tissue done, and other than that I was just kind of hanging out at home and watching Twitter and seeing what everyone was saying more than anything. It was kind of a fun day.

Q. Has your view of this course changed since you got here?
GRAHAM DeLAET: I remember the first time I played it would have been '09 and I was kind of in awe when I was here because of the history and what this course means to the sport of golf. And now I'm kind of seeing it more as a golf course. There's a lot of strategy involved. You can play it super aggressively, you can lay back. There's a lot of -- it's just a fun golf course to play because there's a lot of different ways to play. A lot of different types of players can play well here, like obviously Jim today shot 6-under in my group and made it look super easy, so it's a fun golf course, and I don't think my strategy is going to change much tomorrow, but that being said, I mean, with a different wind direction, it can be a completely different golf course, as well.

Q. With your ball-striking and distance, do you see this as a course you're going to be looking forward to for the rest of your career?
GRAHAM DeLAET: Yeah, I think it suits my game pretty well. The hard thing, especially yesterday and the day before, I guess, in that wind, is there's really, really subtle breaks, and I just wasn't really seeing the lines very well. A three-footer was tough in that wind yesterday. It was yesterday, I'm sure, too. I keep saying yesterday, but on Friday. But yeah, I think it's a course that I can play well at.
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